미국정신의학회의 DSM-IV(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) 에서 우울은 슬프고 침울한 정서 상태를 의미하며, 이와 더불어 의욕 없음, 무가치함, 집중력 저 하, 식욕 감퇴, 체중 변화 등과 같은 신체적 또는 정신적 변화와 자살 충동 및 시도를 수반하는 증상으로 정의된다(Wenar & Kerig, 2011). 질병관리본부에서 조사한 한국 여성의 우울증에 대한 심층 분석 자료에 의하면, 최근 10년 간 한국 성인 여성의 우울증은 꾸준히 증가하고 있으며, 특히 남성에 비해 여성의 우울 증상이 높은 것으로 나타났다.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effects of smartphone addiction tendency on the relationship between depression of mothers with 3 to 5 year-old children and rejecting-neglecting parenting style. Methods: Three hundred and twenty-eight mothers answered questionnaires on three research variables. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation analyses and regression analyses were conducted. Results: First, mothers’ depression, smartphone addiction tendency and rejectingneglecting parenting style showed positive correlations, respectively. Specifically, mothers with a high level of depression were more addicted to smartphones and exhibited more rejecting-neglecting style of parenting. Also, mothers who were more obsessed with smartphones showed more rejecting-neglecting parenting style. Second, this study found partial mediating effects of smartphone addiction tendency on the relationship between depression and rejecting- neglecting parenting style. Conclusion/Implications: This study confirmed that mothers’ depression and smartphone overuse had an influence on their negative parenting behaviors. The results of this study address the need of various interventions for mothers to decrease their depression and smartphone overuse.
I. 서 론 Ⅱ. 연구방법 Ⅲ. 결과 및 해석 Ⅳ. 논의 및 결론 참고문헌
