개인특성, 프로그램 참여특성, 돌봄부담이 자활효과에 미치는 영향

Effects of Individual Characteristics, Program Participation, and Care Burden on Self-sufficiency

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of individual characteristics, program participation, and care burden on self-sufficiency program participants’ economic and emotional self-sufficiency. Subjects of this study consists of 331 self-sufficiency program participants in Chungnam province. For the economic self-sufficiency, voluntary participation in self-sufficiency program, occupational training provided by self-sufficiency promotion center, satisfaction level with staff at center, and child care burden turned out to be statistically significant variables. And child care burden is found out the most significant variable among these four variables. Statistically significant variables which is influencing attitude toward working as an emotional self-sufficiency are satisfaction level with staff at center, having child or not, and child care burden. And for the attitude toward living as an emotional self-sufficiency, participants’ physical health, occupational training at center, having child or not, and child care burden were significant. Lastly, variables influencing attitude toward family relationship as an emotional self-sufficiency are participants’ physical health, having child or not, and child care burden. Thus it is clear that child care burden is the most significant variable which affects both economic and emotional self-sufficiency. In conclusion, this study confirms that systematic health promotion services and active supports such as case management, counselling program for self-sufficiency program participants are much needed. Above all, it is pivotal to provide integrated supports for child care for better self-sufficiency performance.