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Stigma and Life Satisfaction among Out-of-School Korean Youths: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Depression

Version 1 : Received: 26 August 2020 / Approved: 27 August 2020 / Online: 27 August 2020 (09:02:07 CEST)

How to cite: Cho, M.S. Stigma and Life Satisfaction among Out-of-School Korean Youths: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Depression. Preprints 2020, 2020080606. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202008.0606.v1 Cho, M.S. Stigma and Life Satisfaction among Out-of-School Korean Youths: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Depression. Preprints 2020, 2020080606. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202008.0606.v1

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which self-esteem and depression mediated the influence of internalized stigma on life satisfaction among Korean out-of-school youths. Cross-sectional data on 318 youths provided information on perceived stigma, self-esteem, depression, life satisfaction, and personal characteristics. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was followed by structured path analysis to investigate the mediation effects. Internalized stigma was negatively associated with life satisfaction. Self-esteem significantly mediated the influence of stigma on depression and the influence of depression on life satisfaction. Further, stigma directly and significantly influenced depression. This study demonstrated that self-esteem and depression were important to the relationship between internalized stigma and life satisfaction. Implications for possible policies and programs with the aim of helping out-of-school youths to integrate and lead successful satisfying lives are discussed.

Keywords

life satisfaction; depression; self-esteem; stigma; out of school youth; structural equation modeling

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health

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Comment 1
Received: 18 March 2023
Commenter: Abigail Baylon
The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests.
Comment: Good day! I am a 3rd year AB Psychology student from the Lyceum of the Philippines University and currently taking my Research 1. I am interested of your study about stigma and life satisfaction among out-of-school youth. I am humbly asking for your favor about adopting the questionnaire of the study to be able to use for my current study. Your reply is really much appreciated. Thank you so much!
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