E-ISSN : 2733-4538
Since many variables found as moderaters for stress and depression in previous studies have been inconsistent, this study was to see wheather social support, dysfunctional attitude, and coping style among moderaters moderatet or mediate for stress and depression. In addition, classified were work-related stress and interpersonal-related stress, this study was to see how independent variables including stress influence depression according to stress types. Subjects were 305 college students. The result was that social supports, dysfunctional attitude, and coping style were not found as moderators but mediators for stress and depression. However, interaction effect of social support and dysfunctioal attitude was so significant that dysfunction attitude moderated for social support and depression. On the other hand, for people with work-related stress depression explained significantly by social support and stress in sequence, and for people with interpersonal-related stress depression explained significantly by stress and social support in sequence. Stress by people with interpersonal-related stress explained more significantly depression than stress by people with work-related stress. This result can provide more precise predictors depression, and also can approach more profoundly the relationship between stress and depression. Implications and limitations of this study were also discussed.