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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2005;43(10):55-68.
맞벌이부부의 가족스트레스, 대처전략 및 직업만족도 - 맞벌이부부 남편과 아내의 비교 -
Family Stress, Coping Strategy, and Job Satisfaction in Dual-earner Couples - Comparison of Husband and Wife in Dual-earner Couples -
Jeong-Hye Choi
Department of Home Economics Education, Gyeongsang National University
ABSTRACT
This research focused on the family stress, coping strategy, and job satisfaction in dual-earner couples. The subjects of this study were 150 dual-earner couples,300 people, in the Kyeongnam Area, Korea. The major findings from the study are as follows; 1) The degree of family stress of the husband and wife in dual-earner couples was 2.74 and 2.98, respectively, on a scale of 0-5.0. The most stressful event arose from their role as parents caring for their children. The significant variables were religion and the type of expended family in dual-earner couples' husband, and the age of the first child, job, economic level, conjugal period, and marital satisfaction in dual-earner couples' wife. 2) The coping strategy of family stress of the husband and wife in dual-earner couples was 3.41 and 3.45, respectively, on a scale of 0-5.0. Among the strategies, the 'cognitive restructuring' scored highest. The significant variables were religion, the degree of educational level, job, marital satisfaction, and self-esteem in dual-eamer couples' husband, and economic level, the type of expended family, marital satisfaction, and selfesteem in dual-earner couples' wife. 3) The degree of job satisfaction of the husband and wife in dual-earner couples was 3.72 and 3.89, respectively, on a scale of 0-5.0. The most effective variables of job satisfaction of the husband and wife in dual-earner couples was self-esteem and cognitive restructuring strategy, respectively.
Keywords: 맞벌이부부, dual-earner couple, 가족스트레스, family stress, 대처전략, coping strategy, 직업만족도, Job satisfaction
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