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Latent Profiles of Perceived Changes and Difficulties in Single-Parent Family: Focusing on Depression Level

한부모가 된 후의 변화 및 어려움에 대한 잠재프로파일 분석: 우울 수준의 차이를 중심으로

  • Yeon, Eun Mo (College of Basic Studies, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Choi, Hyo-Sik (Department of Education, Chuncheon National University of Education)
  • Received : 2021.03.08
  • Accepted : 2021.06.04
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

This study examined the latent groups regarding the changes and difficulties after becoming a single parent and analyzed the differences in the backgrounds and depressive levels according to each group. The data of 2,500 single parents from the 2018 Single Parent Family Survey were analyzed by Latent Profile Analysis (LPA). LPA indicated four-profile groups: 1) parenting stability group, 2) normal group, 3) economic stability group, and 4) potential-risk group. Its determinants included gender and economic status, including government funding type and employment status rather than academic status. Specifically, female single parents with an unemployed or low-income support household were more likely to be linked to the potential-risk group. In addition, the potential-risk group showed a higher depressive level than the parenting stability group, normal group, and economic stability group. The significance of this study is that distinguished intervention based on the characteristics of each group can promote the effectiveness of single-parent family support policy.

본 연구에서는 한부모가 된 후의 변화 및 어려움에 기초한 차별적인 특징을 보이는 잠재집단을 탐색하고, 확인된 잠재집단에 한부모의 배경 변인이 영향을 미치는지, 그리고 확인된 잠재집단에 따라 한부모의 우울 수준에 차이가 있는지 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 2018 전국 한부모 가족 실태조사 자료의 2,500명을 분석 대상으로 하였으며, 잠재프로파일 분석 방법을 사용하였다. 분석 결과, 첫째, 8개 항목에 대한 한부모가 된 후의 변화 및 어려움에 기초한 잠재집단은 '양육 안정 집단', '보통 집단', '경제적 안정 집단', '잠재적 위험군 집단'의 4개 잠재집단이 존재하는 것으로 확인되었다. 그리고 한부모의 배경변인 중 학력보다는 성별과 경제적 측면의 정부지원유형 및 취업 여부가 잠재집단 분류에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 특히, 여성 한부모, 미취업, 저소득지원가구 일 때 잠재적 위험군에 속할 가능성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 잠재집단에 따라 한부모의 우울 수준에 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 잠재적 위험군 집단이 양육 안정 집단, 보통 집단, 경제적 안정 집단보다 우울 수준이 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구는 한부모가 된 후 한부모가 겪는 변화 및 어려움의 모습은 다를 수 있으며, 각 잠재집단의 특성을 고려한 사회적 지원이 제공될 때 한부모지원정책의 실효성을 높일 수 있음을 시사한다.

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