Korea journal of population studies (한국인구학)

The Population Association of Korea (한국인구학회)
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The Determinants of Marital Quality among Married Immigrant Women in Korea : The Importance of Life Stress and Social Support

결혼이주여성의 결혼의 질의 결정요인 : 생활스트레스와 사회적 지지의 중요성을 중심으로

  • Received : 2010.12.12
  • Accepted : 2011.04.11
  • Published : 2011.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine how the social support was related to the relationships between marital quality and stress from life events among married immigrant women. The subject of this study included 182 married immigrant women lived in Busan. The results of this study were as follows: First, life stress and social support had a independently significant effect on marital quality. Second, social support had a negative effects when the relationship between life stress and marital quality mediated by social support. In varying forms and degrees, social support may play significant roles in relation to life stress and marital quality, but like married immigrant women, limited social support may be no/low effect on the relationship between life stress and marital quality. In this article, we examined the effect of social support related to life stress and marital quality and discuss the implications for research.

이 연구는 결혼이주여성의 결혼의 질을 결정하는데 있어서 사회적 지지와 생활스트레스의 중요성을 탐구한다. 특히 결혼이주여성의 생활스트레스와 결혼의 질과의 관계에서 사회적 지지가 어떠한 효과를 나타내는 지를 분석하였다. 분석을 위해 부산대학교 사회과학연구소가 2009년 "결혼이주여성의 자아 탄력성과 부부 적응"이라는 주제로 실시한 조사 자료를 활용하였다. 결혼 이주여성의 생활스트레스와 결혼의 질의 관계에서 사회적 지지의 매개효과 분석은 구조방정식 모델링을 이용하였다. 주요 분석결과에 따르면, 첫째, 결혼이주여성의 생활스트레스와 사회적 지지는 결혼의 질에 독립적으로 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 결혼이주여성의 생활스트레스와 결혼의 질 관계에서 사회적 지지는 부정적 부분매개효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 결혼이주여성의 사회적 지지는 생활스트레스에 효과적으로 대응하지 못함으로써 결혼의 질에 부정적 영향을 미친다고 할 수 있다. 이들의 결혼의 질을 향상시키기 위해 사회적 지지망의 확충 및 효과적인 지지의 필요성을 제시하였다.

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