The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of emotional regulation style on the relationships between adult attachment, perfectionism and depression, anxiety by university students. For the study, 501 university students (177 male, 324 female) were used as subjects. The scales used for this study were BDI-Ⅱ, BAI, ECRS(Experiences in Close Relationship Scale), MPS(Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale), Emotional Regulation Strategies Checklist. To analysis the result of survey, SPSS18.0 program has been employed, it was analysed in Cronbach''s α, correlation analysis of pearson. And Baron & Kenny model, Sobel test was applied to verify the mediating effect of emotional regulation style.
The results were as follows. First, adult attachment, socially prescribed perfectionism and active style, support-seeking style showed a negative correlations and depression, anxiety showed a positive correlations. depression, anxiety and active style, support seeking style showed a negative correlations. Second, emotional regulation style and active style, support seeking style mediated partly the effect that adult attachment affect on depression, anxiety. Third, active style and support seeking style mediated completely the effect that socially prescribed perfectionism affect on depression. And active style and support seeking style mediated partly the effect the socially prescribed perfectionism affect on anxiety.
In conclusion, emotional regulation style mediated the effect that adult attachment, socially prescribed perfectionism affect on depression, anxiety. Therefore, it is important to forms the stability attachment or socially prescribed perfectionism lowers for decrease of university student''s depression and anxiety. And also emotional regulation style should be considered as a critical factor to decrease university student''s depression and anxiety.