원가족 분화수준이 자녀 양육기 부부친밀감에 미치는 영향

The Influence of Family of Origin’s Differentiation on Intimacy in Married Couples during Parenting Stage: The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model

본 연구는 자녀 양육기에 있는 부부의 원가족 분화수준, 즉 원가족 부모 각각과 삼각화와 정서적 분리가 부부친밀감에 미치는 영향을 자기효과와 상대방효과를 통하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상은 미취학 자녀를 첫째로 둔 부부 207쌍으로 온라인 설문조사를 통하여 모집하였고, 자료분석은 IBM SPSS 25와 AMOS 25를 통하여 APIM분석으로 자기효과와 상대방효과를 산출하였다. 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 남편이 아버지 어머니와 정서적 분리가 될수록, 아내가 어머니와 정서적 분리가 될수록 부부 모두의 친밀감이 높아 자기효과와 상대방효과가 나타났다. 둘째, 아내가 어머니와 삼각화 될수록 부부의 친밀감이 모두 낮아 자기효과와 상대방효과가 나타났다. 셋째, 남편이 아버지와 삼각화 될수록 아내의 부부친밀감이 낮아 상대방효과가 나타났다. 넷째, 아내가 아버지와 삼각화 될수록 아내의 부부친밀감이 높아 자기효과가 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 의의와 제한점을 논의하고 추후 연구를 위한 시사점을 제시하였다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the family of origin’s differentiation level(triangulation and emotional differentiation) can influence the married couple’s intimacy in parenting stage. This relation was evaluated by the actor and partner effects. The subjects of this study were 207 married couples whose first child is in preschool, and were recruited from internet cafes and online portal sites operated by daycare centers and kindergartens. The data were collected through an online survey. Data were analyzed using APIM analysis of Interdependence Model through SPSS 26.0 and Amos 21.0. The results of this study were as follows: First, when the husband’s emotional differentiation from his parents and the wife’s differentiation from her mother were high, the marital intimacy of the couple increased showing both the actor-partner effect. Second, the higher the triangulation of the wife and her mother got, the lower the marital intimacy between the wife and the husband went. As a result, both the actor-partner effect appeared. Third, the higher the husband’s triangulation with his father got, the lower the wife’s marital intimacy became influencing a partner effect. Fourth, the higher the wife’s triangulation with her father got, the higher the wife’s marital intimacy showed which resulted in an actor effect. Finally, the significance and limitations of this study were discussed and the implications for further research were proposed.