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KMID : 1025820190270030481
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Family and Family Therapy
2019 Volume.27 No. 3 p.481 ~ p.504
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The Relationship of Self-Differentiation and Family-related Variables to the Happiness of Middle-aged Women
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Lee Dong-Young
Chung Hye-Jeong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships of self-differentiation and family relationship variables to the happiness of middle-aged women.
Methods: A quantitative survey was conducted with 278 women age 40 to 59.
Results: The research findings are as follows. First, analysis considering factors relating to middle-aged women’s basic characteristics indicates significant differences in the happiness of middle-aged women based on the presence of having a job or religion. Second, correlation analysis shows that their happiness is highly correlated with self-differentiation, marital intimacy, parent-child relationships and the presence of biological parents. Third, results of multiple regression analysis investigating factors that affect middle-aged women’s happiness show a significant positive effect of having a professional occupation, followed by having good parent-child relationships, which is found to be one of the significant family relationship variables.
Conclusions: The findings of this research support research on happiness of middle-aged women who are in their longest life span, while simultaneously supporting the development of an important repository of information needed for the consultation of family members and groups.
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KEYWORD
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Happiness, Self-Differentiation, Middle-aged Women, Family Relationships
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