Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)
- Volume 39 Issue 12
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- Pages.189-203
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- 2001
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- 1225-0937(pISSN)
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- 2234-2818(eISSN)
The Effects of Social Support Network on the Life Satisfaction of Married Middle-aged Women
중년기 기혼여성의 사회적지원망이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to examine the social support network of married middle-aged women and its effects on the life satisfaction. The data were obtained through 395 middle-aged women living in Kwangju and Chonnam. The major findings were as follows. 1. Married middle-aged women mostly received companionable support and they were intimate with friends and family members of orientation obviously. 2. The life satisfaction of married middle-aged women was significantly influenced by emotional support from wife's family members of orientation, contact frequency with husband's family members of orientation, emotional support from their friends and intimacy with wife's family members of orientation.
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