The Moderating Effect of Adolescents′ Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Actual-Ideal Self-Discrepancy and Depression

Abstract

Abstract: This study explored the influence of adolescents′ actual-ideal self-discrepancy on their depression, and the moderating effect of self-efficacy to them. A total of 266 junior and senior middle school students were investigated, by Adolescent Ideal-Actual Self-Discrepancy Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale(GSES), and Beck Depression Inventory(BDI). Results showed that: 1)Actual-ideal self-discrepancy and depression were positively related to the age of the adolescents, and self-efficacy was negatively related to the age of the adolescents; 2)Depression was positively related to the actual-ideal self-discrepancy of adolescents; 3)Depression was negatively related to the self-efficacy of adolescents; 4)Self-efficacy moderated the relationship between actual-ideal self-discrepancy and depression. The greater the magnitude of actual-ideal self-discrepancy was, the greater the intensity of depression would be, but this relationship was stronger for the subjects with low self-efficacy than for the subjects with high self-efficacy.

摘要： 为了探讨青少年现实-理想自我差异对抑郁的影响，及自我效能感在两者之间的调节效应，研究采用青少年理想-现实自我差异量表，一般自我效能感量表，Beck抑郁量表，对266名初高中生进行了问卷调查。主要结果如下：（1）青少年现实-理想自我差异，抑郁水平随着年龄的增长而升高，自我效能感水平随着年龄的增长而降低；（2）青少年抑郁水平随着理想-现实自我差异的增加而升高；（3）青少年抑郁水平随着自我效能感的增加而降低；（4）青少年自我效能感水平调节现实-理想自我差异与抑郁之间的关系。即青少年抑郁水平随现实-理想自我差异的升高而升高，但升高速度随自我效能感的增加而减慢。

关键词: 青少年, 自我差异, 自我效能感, 抑郁, 调节效应

CLC Number:

B844.2

Zu Yatong, Du Jian. The Moderating Effect of Adolescents′ Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Actual-Ideal Self-Discrepancy and Depression[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2016, 14(3): 360-366.

祖雅桐,杜健. 青少年自我效能感对现实-理想自我差异与抑郁间关系的调节效应[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2016, 14(3): 360-366.

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