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The Effects of Family Strength on the Life satisfaction of University Students : Focusing on the Mediation Effects of Self-Determination

대학생이 지각한 가족건강성이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향 : 자기결정성의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Park, Hyang Sil (Dept. of Family Environment & Welfare, Chonnam National Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Kyeong Shin (Dept. of Family Environment & Welfare, Chonnam National Univ.)
  • 박향실 (전남대학교 생활환경복지학과) ;
  • 김경신 (전남대학교 생활환경복지학과)
  • Received : 2015.05.18
  • Accepted : 2015.07.02
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine the general levels of family strength, self-determination and life satisfaction perceived by university students. Also, this study aimed to verify the mediating effect of self-determination between family strength and life satisfaction. The subjects of this study were 350 university students in Korea and surveyed by self-reported questionnaires. The data was analysed by descriptive statistics, correlation, regression analysis, and Sobel test using SPSS 20.0. The results of the analysis were as follows. First, the levels of family strength, self-determination, life satisfaction perceived by university students were found to be higher than the middle score. Second, in the process of verification for seeking mediating effect of students' self-determination between family strength and life satisfaction, step1 showed that family strength revealed significant effects on life satisfaction level(${\beta}=.62$, p<.001). And in step2, family strength affected students' self-determination significantly(${\beta}=.47$, p<.001). Step3 which used family strength(${\beta}=.33$, p<.001) and self-determination(${\beta}=.62$, p<.001) together showed that self-determination had mediating effects between family strength and life satisfaction of students. It was proved significantly by Sobel test(Z=8.83, p<.001). Therefore, in order to enhance life satisfaction of university students, integrative services and systematic intervention programs as family education are required.

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