여자청소년의 대인 성적 대상화 경험과 우울의 관계에서 외모에 대한 사회문화적 가치 내면화와 신체감시의 매개효과

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of internalizing sociocultural value and body surveillance on appearance in the effect of interpersonal sexual objectification experience on depression based on Fredrickson and Roberts' (1997) objectification theory. For this purpose, a model that assumes the internalization of sociocultural value for appearance and the complete mediation of body surveillance in the relationship between interpersonal sexual objectification experience and depression was set as a research model, and a partial mediation model that has a significant direct effect on depression was set as a competition model. A survey was conducted on middle and high school female adolescents in Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do, and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 program and Mplus 8.2 program. The results of this study are as follows: As a result of the difference verification between the research model and the competition model, the final model was selected as a partial mediation model with a significant direct effect of interpersonal objectification experience on depression. The specific paths of this study are as follows: First, the direct effect of interpersonal sexual objectification on the internalization of sociocultural value on depression and appearance was significant, but the direct effect of the internalization of sociocultural value on appearance was not significant. Second, the indirect effect of interpersonal sexual objectification experience on depression was significant through body surveillance. Third, the indirect effect of the experience of interpersonal sexual objectification on physical surveillance was significant through the internalization of sociocultural value on appearance, but the direct effect of interpersonal sexual objectification on physical surveillance was also significant. Fourth, the internalization of sociocultural value on appearance had significant indirect effect on depression through body surveillance. Fifth, the indirect effect of interpersonal sexual objectification experience on depression was significant through internalization of sociocultural value and body surveillance of appearance. This study confirmed the path of interpersonal sexual objectification experience affecting female adolescents' depression through internalization of sociocultural value and body surveillance of appearance. Especially, it was verified that the causal relationship of objectification related variables assumed in objectification theory is suitable for explaining Korean female adolescents. Finally, the significance and suggestions of this study were discussed.

Key words: interpersonal sexual objectification, interalization of sociocultural value for appearance, body surveillance, depression, female adolescents