The Effect of Family Stress on Psychological Distress in Unemployed Female Head: The Interactions with Family Solidarity and Coping

실직 여성가장의 가족스트레스와 심리적 디스트레스: 가족결속력 및 대처와의 상호작용 효과 검증

  • Cho, Hee-Sun (Dept. of family management & Comsumer, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Prof.)
  • 조희선 (성균관대학교 가족경영${\cdot}$소비자학전공)
  • Published : 2000.09.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of family stress, coping, family resources on psychological distress and the interactions with family solidarity and coping in unemployed female head. The sample was 101 unemployed female heads(without husband) who are living in Seoul. The results of this study showed that family solidarity had significant buffering effect to moderate relationship between family stress and psychological distress. But the effect of coping on psychological distress was not significant. This means that the family solidarity was very important to decrease the psychological distress(somatization, anxiety, depression) of unemployed female head.

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