가족행복과 관련된 요인의 연령별 분석

Factors Related to Family Happiness across Age Groups

This study examined the relative contributions of socio-demographic factors, physical health, mental health, family communication, and family conflict to family happiness across age groups. The participants of the study were 560 adults having at least one child under the age of 18. Data were analyzed through hierarchical regression using SPSS 18.0. For participants in their thirties, physical health and family communication were positively associated with family happiness, whereas family conflict was negatively associated with family happiness. For participants in their forties, family happiness was associated with family communication, mental health, and family conflict, in that order. Family monthly income in particular showed a substantial positive association with family happiness for participants in their fifties. Further, family communication, family conflict, and mental health were, in that order, related to family happiness for participants in their fifties. Family communication was the most strongly associated with family happiness regardless of the age group. These findings extend previous research on happiness in cultural contexts.