The Intra System Dynamics and Family Financial Well-being -Focusing on family type-

가족체계 역동성과 가계재정복지 -가족유형을 중심으로-

The purpose of this study was to explore how family type based on intra system dynamics explained housewives'objective and subjective family financial well-being. The data were collected by means of questionnaire distributed to a stratified sample of 662 housewives in Seoul who usually managers household finances. The questionnaire included family cohesion and adaptability scale, communication scale, financial management scale, and subjective family financial well-being scale. Frequency, percentile, mean, Х$^2$ Pearson’s correlation, one-way ANOVA, multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The study had resulted in five major findings: 1. Among four intra system dynamics elements were highly relationships 2. Families were categorized tv four types, named personal-oriented(N: 164), managerial-oriented(N=169), dynamics(N=154), and non-dynamic(N=134) family. 3. The four types of family were influenced tv age of housewives, duration of marriage, and job status of husbands. 4. The four types of family were significantly related with subjective family financial well-being. The personal-oriented family type was significantly related with objective family financial well-being. 5. The dynamic family type showed the highest effect of subjective family financial well-being. The personal-oriented family type showed the greatest effect of objective family financial well-being. The recommendation for future research and better ways to enhance level of intra system dynamics elements and family financial well-being.