This study attempted to verify the mediating effect of anger-in and
self-silencing in the effects of covert narcissism and loneliness. For this
purpose a survey was collected on 419 unmarried adults (male: 148 and
female: 271) from the ages of 20 (bor...
This study attempted to verify the mediating effect of anger-in and
self-silencing in the effects of covert narcissism and loneliness. For this
purpose a survey was collected on 419 unmarried adults (male: 148 and
female: 271) from the ages of 20 (born in 2002) to 39 (born in 1983), and a
total of 419 unmarried adults were used as final analysis data, excluding 24
copies of data that were not included in this study.
As a result of analyzing using SPSS 21.0 and PROCESS MACRO 4.0 to
verify the research model, first, covert narcissism, anger-in, self-silencing,
and loneliness all showed significant positive correlations. Second, in the
effect of covert narcissism on loneliness, the partial mediating effect of
self-silencing was significant, but the mediating effect of anger-in was not
significant. Third, it was confirmed that the sequential mediating effect of
anger-in and self-silencing was significant in the relationship between covert
narcissism and loneliness.
This suggests that when unmarried adults in their 20s and 30s complain
of loneliness in counseling, it is necessary to pay attention to the aspect of
covert narcissism. In particular, high levels of covert narcissism indicate that
the level of loneliness can be lowered by dealing with anger-in and
self-silencing. Based on these results, the limitations of this study, its
implications in the actual counseling scene, and follow-up studies were
suggested.