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The Effects of Grandchild Care Experience on Psychological Health for Grandfather and Grandmother

손자녀 돌봄경험이 조부와 조모의 심리적 건강에 미치는 영향

  • 백지은 (경희사이버대학교 상담심리학과)
  • Received : 2017.11.13
  • Accepted : 2018.01.20
  • Published : 2018.01.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference of grandchild care experience and psychological health between grandfathers and grandmothers, and the effects of grandchild care experience on the psychological health of them. The objects of this study were 371 grandparents who were living in Seoul and Gyeonggi provinces and caring for children aged 3~5. The results of this study were as follows: First, grandfathers performed more basic needs fulfilling, active parent, and educational role and felt more psychological well-being and generativity. Second, both grandfathers and grandmothers had higher generativity as they carried out more social emotional support and educational roles. For grandmother, the more the role of fulfilling the basic desire and social emotional support, the higher the psychological well-being. For grandfather, however, the four care roles did not affect the psychological well-being.

본 연구는 조부와 조모의 손자녀 돌봄경험과 심리적 건강에 있어 차이가 있는지, 그리고 이러한 손자녀 돌봄 경험이 조부와 조모의 심리적 건강에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 밝히고자 하였다. 연구대상은 서울 및 경기지역에 거주하는 맞벌이 성인자녀의 만 3세~5세의 취학 전 아동을 돌보는 조부모를 편의표집하였으며, 최종적으로 총371명의 자료를 분석하였다. 주요 결과로 첫째, 조부가 조모에 비해 돌봄경험에 있어 기본적 욕구충족역할, 적극적 부모역할, 교육적 역할을 더 많이 수행하는 것으로 나타났으며, 심리적 안녕감과 생산감을 더 많이 느끼는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 조부와 조모 모두 돌봄경험 중 사회적 정서지원역할과 교육적 역할을 많이 수행할수록 생산감이 높게 나타났다. 또한 조모의 경우에 기본적 욕구충족역할과 사회적 정서지원역할을 많이 할수록 심리적 안녕감이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 조부의 경우 4가지 돌봄역할이 각각 심리적 안녕감에 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 조부모의 심리적 건강을 높이기 위한 제도 및 정책 마련에 기초적인 자료로 활용될 것으로 사료된다.

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