The Effect of Mentalization on Rejection Sensitivity of College Student: The Moderated Mediating Effect of Internalized Shame by Emotional.

• In Event: Poster Session 05
  In Poster Session: PS 05 Topic - Social, Emotional, Personality

Abstract

Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the influence of internalized shame and emotional control on the relationship between mentalization and rejection sensitivity college student. Specifically, the mediating effect of internalized shame and the moderating effect of emotional control were examined in the relationship between mentalization and rejection sensitivity.
Methods: This study included 389 college students (male 160(41.1%,), female 229(58.9%), M = 21.19, SE = 2.04). Participants completed self-report questionnaires designed to assess mentalization, emotional control, internalized shame, rejection sensitivity. Data were analyzed moderated mediating effect effects between variables using PROCESS Macro model 7 methods (Hayes, 2013).
Results: In the basic analysis, there was a correlation (r = -.55 ~ .37, p <.001) between mentalization, emotional control, internalized shame and rejection sensitivity. The results of this study are as follows; First, internalized shame partially mediated the relationship between mentalization(B = -.92, p < .001) and rejection sensitivity(B = -.51, p < .001). Second, emotional control moderated the relation between mentalization and internalized shame(B = -.51, p < .001). Namely it was significantly suggested that mentalization was more weakly associated with internalized shame as emotional control was strengthen. In addition, the mediating effect of internalized shame was moderated by emotional control in the relation between mentalization and rejection sensitivity(-SD: B = -.35, SE = .07, CI [-.49, -.21]; + SD: B = -.60, SE = .08, CI [-.77, -.45]). It suggested that emotional control moderated the mediating effect of internalized shame on the relationship mentalization and rejection sensitivity.
Conclusion: This study is meaningful to provide academic information that understands the importance of mentalization by confirming that it is a protective factor of internal shame and rejection sensitivity. And interventions to decrease internalized shame and rejection sensitivity of college student also need to include emotional control based on the mentalization.

Authors

• Ung Im Park, Andong National University
  Presenting Author

• Eun Lee, Ewha Institute of Social Sciences, Ewha Womans University
  Non-Presenting Author