Korean Journal of Childcare and Education (한국보육지원학회지)

Korean Association of ChildCare & Educatioin (한국보육지원학회)
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Study on the Psychological Well-Being of Employed Married Women with Children in Early Childhood - Focused on family and social support system variables -

유아기 자녀를 둔 취업여성의 심리적 복지에 관한 연구 -가족 및 사회지원체제 변인을 중심으로-

  • Received : 2010.06.30
  • Accepted : 2010.08.31
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find factors affecting the psychological well-being of married working women in Seoul. For this purpose, survey data form 332 employed married women residing in Seoul are used to evaluate the relative effects of Psychological well-being of married working women. Survey questions included demographic information, housework and child-rearing related variables, work related variables, variables related with social support systems, items on child care services for the preschoolers, and psychological well-being of married working women. The major findings were as follows: 1) The psychological well-being of married working women score is 36.14(mean score is 32). The difference between the psychological well-being of married working women varied this according to socio-demographic variables: educational level, income level, spouse's support, occupation, and job satisfaction. 2) The factors that affected psychological well-bing were amount of household labor by husband, job satisfaction, socio-support systems, and educare service satisfaction. 3) The factor that had the most significant impact on the psychological well-being of married working women is job satisfaction. It is suggested to utilize the Employment Assistant Program to establish friendly working environment for married women.

본 연구는 유아기 자녀를 둔 취업기혼여성을 대상으로 사회 인구학적 변인, 가족변인, 사회지원체제 변인이 취업기혼여성의 심리적 복지에 영향을 주는 관련변수들을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 서울시에 거주하는 취업기혼여성 332명으로 설문조사를 통해 이루어졌다. 조사내용은 일반적인 사항과 독립변인으로 가족관련 변인, 보육관련 변인, 직장관련 변인, 사회지원체제 변인을 측정하였고 종속변인으로는 심리적 복지(well-being)를 측정하였다. 본 연구의 결과 첫째, 취업모의 심리적 복지수준은 36.14점(중간값 32점)으로 나타나 대체로 생활에 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 개인배경변인 중 취업기혼여성의 학력, 배우자 지원, 가계총소득 등이 심리적복지에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 둘째, 취업기혼여성의 심리적복지에는 직업만족도, 보육서비스만족도, 사회지원체제, 배우자의 가사노동 변인 순으로 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 취업기혼여성의 심리적 복지에 가장 영향력을 미치는 변인은 직업만족도로 나타났다.

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