The Relationship Between Self-Disclosure and Post-Traumatic Growth in College Student Dating Violence: Dual Mediating Effects of Mentalization and Intentional Rumination

This study attempted to verify the dual mediating role of whether mentalization and intentional rumination affect post-traumatic growth by sequentially mediating the relationship between self-disclosure and post-traumatic growth of dating violence experienced. For this purpose, descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and correlation analysis were conducted on a total of 179 male and female college students attending universities located across the country, and the dual mediation effect was verified using SPSS PROCESS macro model 6. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, it was found that self-disclosure, mentalization, and intentional reflection of those who experienced dating violence all had a positive effect on post-traumatic growth. Second, in the relationship between self-disclosure and post-traumatic growth, mentalization and intentional rumination were found to play a dual mediating role sequentially. Based on the results of these studies, implications for therapeutic intervention in counseling practice and suggestions for follow-up studies were discussed.