• Human Ecology Research
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.471-481
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• 2022

This study aimed at examining the mediation effects of depressive symptoms on the association between social activity participation and marital satisfaction among couples in later life. The study included 1,196 married couples aged 65 or above who participated in the 7th Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging in 2018. The study variables were husbands' and wives' social activity participation, marital satisfaction, and depressive symptoms. Covariates were individual age, education level, subjective health, couples' household income, and number of children. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM) and bootstrapping techniques were used to test the significance of the mediating impacts of depressive symptoms based on the dyadic data structure. The results showed that for both husbands and wives, active participation in social activities had significant effects on increasing marital satisfaction through lowering depressive symptoms. However, only the participation of husbands in social activities was positively associated with their own marital satisfaction by reducing their own and their partner's depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that the active social participation of individuals salient for promoting the quality of marital relationships in later life, particularly for preventing their own and their spouse's depressive symptoms.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.299-319
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• 2024

본 연구는 부부의 성격요인인 외현적 자기애 특성과 상호관계적인 요인인 갈등대처방식이 부부의 결혼만족도에 미치는 자기효과와 상대방효과를 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 조사전문기관을 통해 부부를 대상으로 자료를 수집하였으며 부부 337쌍의 자료를 분석에 사용하였다. 자료분석은 자기-상대방 상호의존 매개모형(Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model; APIMeM)을 사용하여 AMOS 28.0 프로그램을 통해 구조모형분석과 개별매개효과를 검증하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 남편과 아내의 외현적 자기애는 자신의 결혼만족도에 미치는 직접 자기효과가 나타났으며, 남편의 외현적 자기애는 아내의 결혼만족도에 미치는 직접 상대방효과가 나타났다. 둘째, 남편과 아내의 외현적 자기애는 자신의 결혼만족도에 미치는 영향에서 갈등대처방식의 간접 자기효과가 나타났으며, 남편의 외현적 자기애가 높을수록 아내의 부적응적인 갈등대처방식에 영향을 미쳐 남편과 아내의 결혼만족도에 영향을 미치는 간접 상대방효과가 나타났다. 본 연구는 남편의 외현적 자기애와 아내의 갈등대처방식이 부부의 결혼만족도에 영향을 미치는 중요한 변인임을 밝혔다. 이를 통해 외현적 자기애 특성과 성별 특성을 고려한 차별화된 개입을 통해 부부의 결혼만족도 향상의 효과성을 기대해 볼 수 있다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.615-633
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• 2023

This study aimed to examine the actor and partner effects of marital satisfaction on life satisfaction in middle-aged and older couples via their health behavior and health. The study participants included a total of 2,108 couples, aged 57 and over, from the eighth wave of data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). The marital satisfaction, health behavior, health, and life satisfaction of the husbands and wives were measured to conduct the analysis. This analysis was conducted based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM) with the bootstrapping technique being used as the mediating effect. The results indicated that there were significant actor and partner direct and indirect effects when it comes to the relationship between the participants' marital satisfaction and their own life satisfaction, mediated by health behavior and health. However, no significant influences regarding the health of the participants on the life satisfaction of their spouses were found. These results suggest that it is important for middle-aged and older couples to improve their marital relationships in order to promote the health and life satisfaction of both parties. Doing so will help husbands and wives lead healthier lifestyles based on their positive relationships.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2020

This study examined the mediating effect of intimate partner violence (IPV) between alcohol use and relational satisfaction by the Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM). For this study, data were drawn from the 13^th-wave Korea Welfare Panel data and a total of 2,263 married couples were included in the analysis. SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 24 were used to analyze data and the Actor Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM) examined the mediating effect. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, the actor effect and the partner effect on the relationship of alcohol use and partner violence were all verified to be positive effects. Second, the actor effect and the partner effect on the relationship of partner violence and relational satisfaction were all verified to be negative effects. Third, comparison of the actor effect and partner effect between the husband and wife showed that the partner effect in which alcohol use to partner violence was greater in the husband than in the wife. In addition, both the actor and partner effect of violent reducing their relational satisfaction were greater in wives than in husbands. The findings of this study suggest that IPV has a mediating role between couples' alcohol use and the relational satisfaction and husband's violent behavior has more negative effect on the quality of the relationship than the wife's violent behavior.