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Relations among Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, Career Stress, Mental Health, and Mindfulness in Korean College Students

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  • Sukkyung You

    (College of Education, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 270 Imun-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-791, Korea)

  • Jieun Yoo

    (Department of Christian Education, Anyang University, 22 Samdeok-ro, 37 Beon-gil, Manan-gu, Anyang 14028, Korea)

Abstract

Korean young adults are exposed to higher career stress than ever before, and such stress exerts a negative impact on mental health outcomes. The present study aimed to understand the mediating effect of career stress on the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and mental health using a sample of 420 Korean college students. The present study also investigated the moderating role of mindfulness in the mediated pathways across gender groups. This study’s results showed that there are considerable gender differences in this relationship. Career stress significantly mediates the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and depression and life satisfaction only for females. Study findings also indicated that the moderating effect of mindfulness was more remarkable for female students than for male students. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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  • Sukkyung You & Jieun Yoo, 2021. "Relations among Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, Career Stress, Mental Health, and Mindfulness in Korean College Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-8, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:22:p:12248-:d:684951
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