This study was conducted to compare levels of sub-areas of ego-identity and identify the variables that are associated with sub-areas of ego-identity of middle-aged women by employment status.
The purpose of this study is to provide fundamental data for the nursing strategy.
This study subjects included 289 mothers of college students(4 college in 1 university)in Taegu city whose age was between 40 and 59 years old.
The instrument used in this study was a ego-identity questionnaire developed by Suh(1975) and modified by Nam(1975). Ego-identity have sub-areas of Stability, Goal-Directedness, Uniqueness Interpersonal role expectation, Self-acceptance, Self-assertiveness, Sense of self and Interperceptional relation.
1) There were significant differences in the age(p=0.004), marriage period(p=0.001) and the number of children(p=0.021).
2) Most of the subarea levels of ego-identity were higher for women who were employed than for women who did not work. The level of self-acceptance area were statistically higher for the women who were employed than for the women who were not employed(t=2.124, p=0.035).
3) Coal-Directedness was significant positive correlation with the support os spouse(r=0.141, p<0.05) and health state(r=0.124, p<0.05). Uniqueness was associated with educational level of the subjects(r=171, p<0.001). Interpersonal role expectation was associated with marriage satisfaction(r=0.209, p<0.001). Self-acceptance was associated with the satisfaction for marriage(r=0.246, p<0.001), the support of spouse(r=0.140, p<0.05) and health state(r=0.218, p<0.001). Self-assertiveness was correlated with health state(r=0.124, p<0.05). Interperceptional relation was correlated with age(r=0.138, p<0.05), the number of children(r=0.186, p<0.01) and the satisfaction for marriage(r=0.181, p<0.01).
4) Employment states was associated with self-acceptance of the sub-areas of ego-identity(f=8.87, p=0.000).
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