Child Health Nursing Research
- Volume 13 Issue 2
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- Pages.201-211
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- 2007
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- 2287-9110(pISSN)
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- 2287-9129(eISSN)
A Structural Model on the Quality of Life of Grandmothers Caring for their Grandchildren
손자녀를 돌보는 조모의 삶의 질 구조모형
Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to construct a structural model to explain the quality of life of grandmothers caring for their grandchildren. Method: Data were collected by self-report questionnaires from 232 grandmothers caring for their grandchildren living in Busan. The data collection period was from June to Oct. 2006. Data analysis was done with SAS 9.13 for descriptive statistics and PC-LISREL 8.52 program for Covariance Structural analysis. Results: The findings found that the fit of the hypothetical model to the data was good, but considering theoretical implications and statistical significances of parameter estimates, paths and variables of the model were modified by excluding 2 paths. The Modified Model with 17 paths showed a good fitness to the empirical data (