중고령 여성의 노화불안과 심리적 안녕감의 관계: 자기자비의 조절효과를 중심으로

Relationship between aging anxiety and psychological well-being in middle-aged and older women: Focusing on the moderating effect of self-compassio

본연구는중고령여성의노화불안과심리적안녕감간의관계에서자기자비의조절효과를살펴보고자하였다. 이를위하여40대이상의 여성359명을연구대상으로노화불안, 자기자비, 심리적안녕감을주요내용으로하는설문조사를실시하고수집된자료에대하여신뢰도 분석, 빈도분석, 기술통계분석, 상관분석, 그리고위계적회귀분석을실시하였다. 본연구의결과는다음과같다. 첫째, 본연구의주요변인 들의상관관계를살펴본결과, 노화불안은자기자비, 심리적안녕감과유의미한부적상관이있는것으로나타났으며, 자기자비는심리적안녕감과유의미한정적상관이있는것으로나타났다. 둘째, 중고령여성의노화불안과심리적안녕감의관계를자기자비가조절하는것으로 나타났다. 이상의연구결과를바탕으로중고령여성의자기자비증진에대한불교상담적관점의시사점을제언하였다는데본연구의의의 가있다.

The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect of self-compassion in the relationship between aging anxiety and psychological well-being in middle-aged and older women. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 359 women in their 40s or older, focusing on aging anxiety, self-compassion, and psychological well-being. The collected data were subjected to reliability analysis, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis. The results of this study are as follows. First, as a result of examining the correlation between the main variables of this study, aging anxiety was found to have a significant negative correlation with self-compassion and psychological well-being, and self-compassion was found to have a significant positive correlation with psychological well-being. Second, self-compassion was found to moderate the relationship between aging anxiety and psychological well-being in middle-aged and older women. Based on the above research results, the significance of this study is that it suggests implications from a Buddhist counseling perspective on promoting self-compassion among middle-aged and older women.