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The Moderating Effects of Hope on the Relationship between Military Life Stress and Adjustment of Soldiers

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최은진,박희현

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pp. 129~146 / 2012 Vol.19 No.3

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effects of hope and the impact of this variableon the relationship between military life stress and adjustment of soldiers. The subjects of this studycomprised 476 soldiers. The collected data were analyzed by means of Pearson\'s correlation, hierarchicalregression analysis and too-way ANOVA. The results are as follows; It was observed that the soldier\'sstress showed significant negative correlation with hope and adjustment, whereas their hope revealed asignificant positive correlation with adjustment. The hierarchical regression analysis indicated that their hopehad a moderating effects upon military life stress and adjustment. In terms of the relationship betweenmilitary life stress and adjustment of soldiers, higher levels of hope increase adjustment. In conclusion,military authorities should work to help soldiers to decrease their stress. In addition, a program to enhancethe soldier\'s hope should be developed and implemented.

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