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The Factors Influencing the Meaning in Life in Middle-aged Adult

중년기 생의 의미에 미치는 영향요인

  • Received : 2018.08.31
  • Accepted : 2018.12.07
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to understand the factors influencing meaning in life of middle-aged adult focusing social support, self-esteem, internal religious orientation, hope, spirituality among the variables and to supply interventional way for promotion of meaning in life of middle-aged adult. The study participants randomly selected 196 pieces from data that collected from 20 September to 31 October 2014 for middle-aged adults living in four cities. The data were analyzed by means of the t-test, ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. Significant differences were found in the meaning in life grades by importance of religious life (p<.001), perceived economic state (p<.001). Further, there were significant correlations between social support (p<.001), self-esteem (p<.001), intrinsic religious orientation (p<.001), hope (p<.001), spirituality (p<.001) and meaning in life. In multiple regression analysis, hope, importance of religious life and spirituality accounted for 49% of meaning in life.

본 연구는 중년기의 사회적지지, 자아존중감, 내재적 종교지향성, 희망, 영성 및 생의 의미의 정도를 확인하고 이들 변수간의 관계를 파악하여 생의 의미에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 부산시, 울산시, 양산시, 포항시에 거주하고 있는 중년성인을 대상으로 2014년 09월 20일에서 10월 31일까지 자료를 수집한 자료 중 196부를 사용하였다. 수집된 자료는 빈도와 백분율, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test, Cronbach's alpha 계수, Pearson's correlation coefficient 및 multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 대상자의 사회적 지지는 5점 만점에 평균 3.94점, 자아존중감 3.32점, 내재적 종교지향성 3.54점, 희망 3.64점, 영성 3.59점, 생의 의미 점수는 3.82점이었다. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 생의 의미 수준은 종교생활의 중요성(p<.001), 인지된 경제적 상태(p<.001)에 따라 차이가 있었다. 대상자의 생의 의미는 사회적지지(p<.001), 자아존중감(p<.001), 내재적 종교지향성(p<.001), 희망(p<.001)과 영성(p<.001)에 유의한 양적 상관관계를 보였다. 대상자의 생의 의미에 영향을 미치는 요인은 희망, 종교생활의 중요성, 영성과 유의하였고, 이중 희망이 43%로 가장 큰 영향력을 미쳤으며, 전체 설명력은 49%였다. 따라서 희망, 종교생활의 중요성, 영성은 생의 의미에 밀접한 관련성이 있으며, 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 요인임을 확인하였기에 중년기의 삶의 질 향상과 행복을 위한 전략 개발에 이 변인들을 높이는 전략이 고려되어야할 것으로 사료된다.

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Table 1. Differences of meaning in life according to participants’ characteristics

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Table 2. The descriptive statistics of the research variables

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Table 3. Correlations coefficient among the variables

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Table 4. Stepwise multiple linear regression of maning in life

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