성인애착과 부부생활적응과의 관계에서 원가족내 부모-자녀 의사소통의 매개효과

The Mediating Effect of Parent-Child Communication in the Family-of-Origin on the Relationship between Adult Attachment and Marital Adaptation: For Married Individuals Visiting Family Counseling Centers

본 연구의 목적은 성인애착과 부부생활적응 및 원가족내 부모-자녀의사소통 간의 관계를 살펴보고 성인애착과 부부생활적응의 관계에서 원가족내 부모-자녀 의사소통의 매개효과를 검증하기 위함이다. 이를 위해 서울과 경기지역 부부가족상담센터에 내방한 기혼자 323명을 대상으로 SPSS 22.0과 매개회귀분석(The three-step mediated regression analysis)을 실시하였고 부트스트래핑(bootstrapping)을 이용하여 매개효과 크기에 대한 유의도 검증을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 부부가족상담센터 방문 기혼자의 성인애착은 부부생활적응에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 성인애착은 원가족내 부모-자녀 의사소통에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 원가족내 부모-자녀 의사소통은 부부생활적응에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 성인애착과 부부생활적응의 관계에서 원가족내 부모-자녀 의사소통은 부분매개 하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 성인애착과 부부생활적응 및 원가족내 부모-자녀 의사소통 간의 관계를 파악하고, 원가족내 부모-자녀의사소통이 부부생활적응을 높이기 위해 긍정적인 영향을 주는 변인임을 밝혔다는 것에 의의가 있다. 마지막으로 연구의 제한점과 후속 연구를 위한 제언을 기술하였다.

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among adult attachment, marital adaptation, and parent-child communication within the family-of-origin and to verify the mediating effect of parent-child communication on the relationship between adult attachment and marital adaptation. To this end, SPSS 22.0 and the three-step mediated regression analysis were performed for a quantitative study with 323 married individuals who visited Married Family Counseling Centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, and the significance of a mediating effect was verified by using bootstrapping. First, the presenting study found that the adult attachment of married individuals visiting marital family counseling centers had a significant effect on marital life adaptation. Second, adult attachment was found to have a significant effect on parent-child communication within the family of origin. Third, it was found that the parent-child communication within the nuclear family had a significant effect on marital adaptation. Finally, it was found that parent-child communication within the family of origin was partially mediated in the relationship between adult attachment and marital adaptation. The findings of this study were valuable because it showed the relationships among the adult attachment, marital adaptation, and parent-child communication within the family of origin. It also revealed that parent-child communication in the family-or-origin has a positive effect on enhancing marital adaptation. Finally, the limitations of the study and suggestions for future studies were described.