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http://dx.doi.org/10.5934/KJHE.2012.21.4.679

Relationship on Social Maladaptation, Depression, Ego Resilience and Daily Life Satisfaction of Intermarried Korean Men  

Kim, Min Kyeong (Dept. of Child Welfare, Namseoul University)
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Korean Journal of Human Ecology / v.21, no.4, 2012 , pp. 679-693 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to find the correlation of social maladaptation, depression, ego resilience and daily life satisfaction, and to explore the mediating role of ego resilience between social maladaptation, depression and daily life satisfaction. The subject of the survey was 184 intermarried Korean men. The data were analyzed with frequency, Pearson's correlation and structural equation modeling by SPSS and AMOS. Instruments were social maladapatation and depression of Shin(2001)'s Mental Health Scale, Block and Kremen(1996)'s Ego Resilience Scale, and Bradburn(1969)'s Structure of Psychological well-being, and Olson and Barnes(1982)' Quality of Life. The major findings were as follows: Social maladapataion and depression were negatively correlated with ego resilience and daily life satisfaction. Ego resilience was positively correlated with daily life satisfaction. Ego resilience mediated the effects of social maladaptation, depression and daily life satisfaction. Social maladaptation and depression influenced ego resilience. Ego resilience influenced positively daily life satisfaction. In conclusion, it is important to intervene intermarried Korean men's daily life satisfaction through special education program and counseling in order to build ego resilience.
Keywords
social maladaptation; depression; ego resilience; daily life satisfaction; intermarried Korean men;
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