Publications
Kim, E. Shin, YJ., & Kim, J. (2019). Conflicts Between Work and Family and Displaced Aggression with Working Parents in South Korea: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 50(4), 331-356.
Abstract
Because the related domains of work-family conflict and family-work conflict have become significant issues for Korean dual-career couples, we examined whether the satisfaction of autonomy needs (feelings of agency, volition, and initiating one’s own actions) in a marriage would moderate the relationship between work-family conflicts and displaced aggression toward family. In addition, we investigated whether such moderating effects would be different for men and women. The results revealed that the satisfaction of autonomy needs in marital relationships buffered the negative effects of work-family conflicts on displaced aggression toward family, although this effect was significant only for men. In contrast, the satisfaction of autonomy needs had a moderating effect on the association between family-work conflicts and displaced aggression toward family for women, but not for men.
Kim, E. & Kim, J. (2017). Self-Blame and Blaming Others Mediate a Belief in a Just World and Hwa-Byung: A Structural Equation Model, International Journal of the Advancement of Counseling, 39(4), 333-344.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effects of self-blame and the blaming of others on the relationships between Hwa-Byung (meaning “anger illness” in Korean) and beliefs in a just world for the self (believing that a world is fair to oneself) and for others (believing that a world is fair to others), among 252 adults in South Korea. Our structural equation modeling analyses revealed that low justice beliefs for the self were directly associated with Hwa-Byung, and they indirectly influenced Hwa-Byung through an increased tendency to blame others.
Keywords: Belief in a just world, Self-blame, Blaming of others, Hwa-Byung, Structural equation modeling South Korea
Kim, E., Kim, D., Park, H., Kim, S., & Kim, J (Corresponding Author). (2017). Validation of the Korean Version of the Belief in a Just World Scale(K-BJWS), The Korean Journal of Counseling and Psychology, 29(3), 689-710.
Abstract
Belief in a just world (BJW), that the world is just and people get what they deserve, has been studied as a cognitive factor and predictor for mental health and social attitudes. As no valid scale measuring BJW exists in Korea, the purpose of this study was to translate and validate the Procedural and Distributive Just World Belief Scale (PDJWBS), a scale currently utilized in the United States to measure BJW. Two samples, one with 266 college students and another with 231 adults were used. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses resulted in 16 items and 4 factors, identical to the original scale. The tests of convergent validity, concurrent validity, and cross-cultural validity revealed strong evidence for the validity of the Korean version of the Belief in a Just World Scale and the reliabilities of the four factors were .83∼.90.
Keywords: Belief in a just world, Factor Analysis, Validity, Reliability
Kim, E., Kim, J., Park, H., Kim, D., & Kim, S. (2017). The Experience of Sexism in the Workplace, Belief in a Just World, and Depression: Scale Development and Mediating Effect Analysis, The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology, 22(4), 643-667.
Abstract
Applying the concept of microaggression (widely used in multicultural psychology and counseling literature), the purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Microaggression against Women Scale in the Workplace (MAWS) and test whether a personal belief in a just world (BJW-self) would mediate the relationship between perceived sexism in the workplace and depression. In study 1, based on the results of surveys and focus groups, we developed items for MAWS and conducted the exploratory factor analysis. Study 2 tested the construct validity through confirmatory factor analysis, and the results confirmed the 1-factor structure, 12-items identified via exploratory factor analysis. Convergent and concurrent validities were also examined via correlations with measures of sexism experience, Hwa-byung, and depression. Lastly, study 3 suggested that BJW-self partially mediated the association between perceived sexism and depression. We discussed ways to use MAWS and interventions related to BJW-self in clinical settings.
Keywords: Perceived Sexism in the Workplace, Belief in a Just World, Depression, Scale Development
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Kim, J. Validation of the Korean Version of Anger-Discomfort Scale and the Effect of Novice Counsellors’ Anger Discomfort on the Intervention to Client Dissatisfaction with Psychotherapy: Analogue study (Unpublished master’s thesis). Manuscript in preparation
Abstract
Anger Discomfort Scale (Sharkin & Gelso, 1993) was designed to assess both intra- and interpersonal discomfort with one’s anger. Study 1 in the present study was aimed to validate the Korean version of Anger Discomfort Scale (K-ADS). Analyses of the factor structure and reliability of the K-ADS indicate that the K-ADS is a reliable instrument composed 3 factors: intrapersonal anger discomfort, interpersonal anger discomfort, fear of anger expression. It was hypothesized that the K-ADS scale would be positively correlated with anger suppression, anger expression, fear of evaluation by others, expectations of negative interpersonal results, and trait anxiety. Results based on 402 undergraduate students and 363 adults supported these hypotheses. Study 2 in the present study was aimed to investigate the effect of novice counselors’ anger discomfort on the intervention to client dissatisfaction with psychotherapy by showing video of counseling situation. Sixty-three novice counselors viewed analogue videos in which an actress portraying an angry client who have dissatisfaction with psychotherapy. The results indicated that counselors who have high levels of anger discomfort tend to intervene the client dissatisfaction with psychotherapy less than the counselor who have low levels of anger discomfort. The limitation and implications of these results are discussed.
Keywords: The Korean Version of Anger Discomfort Scale, Anger Discomfort, Alliance Rupture Repair Model, Intervention to Client Dissatisfaction with Psychotherapy, Analogue Study
Kim, J. The Mediation Effect of Sense of Belonging between School Climate and Truancy: Multilevel Analysis of the Australian PISA 2012. Manuscript in preparation.