청소년의 자아정체감, 또래관계의 질, 팬덤활동이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향

Impact of Ego-Identity, Peer Relationship Quality and Fandom Activities on Life Satisfaction in Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of ego-identity, the quality of peer relationship and of fandom activities, on life satisfaction in an effort to seek ways of boosting the life satisfaction of youth. The subjects in this study were 259 students who were in their third year in five different middle schools located in the city of K. The major findings of the study were as follows. First, ego-identity exerted a positive influence on life satisfaction. It signified that having a better self-understanding and taking more initiative in one s own life could serve to raise life satisfaction in adolescence. Second, the quality of peer relationship had a positive impact on life satisfaction. It denoted that positive peer relationship was one of integral factors for the life satisfaction of the adolescents. Third, fandom activities didn t exercise any significant influence on life satisfaction. The findings of the study are expected to lay the foundation for follow-up studies related to youth life satisfaction and for the development of programs and counseling geared toward boosting youth life satisfaction.