ISSN : 1229-0688
본 연구에서는 서울 소재 부부상담센터를 방문한 내담자들의 기초 자료를 분석해 내담자 특성 및 조기종결 관련 내담자 요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 분석결과, 내담자 중 초대졸 이상의 30대 후반 맞벌이 부부들이 많았으며, 자녀가 1명 이상인 경우가 전체의 70% 이상을 차지하고 있었다. 내원당시 남녀 모두 결혼 만족도가 낮고, 부부관계적응 수준에서 일반 집단보다 낮은 점수를 얻고 있었으며, 여성의 경우 남성에 비해 좀 더 낮은 수준을 보였다. 부부관계적응(DAS) 소척도 중, 60대 이상 부부는 3-40대 부부들에 비해 부부간의 의견일치 및 응집도가 높은 반면, 애정 표현, 관계 만족 등 정서적 교류에서는 차이를 보이지 않았다. MMPI로 측정한 내원 당시 심리적 어려움 수준은 여성이 남성에 비해 유의하게 높은 편이었다. 한편, 조기종결관련 변인에서 3회 이전 조기종결을 예측하는 주요 변인은, 원가족문제가 있는 경우, 신뢰감 결여, 음주문제가 있을 경우였으며, 반면, 자녀가 있는 경우, 배우자 가족과의 관계 문제 등 한정된 문제일 경우 보다 장기치료로 나아갈 가능성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 내원당시의 심리적 어려움은 조기종결을 유의하게 예측하지 못하였다.
This current study aimed to examine characteristics of couple clients receiving counseling services from the Marital Counseling Center in Seoul and explore client factors associated with premature termination. Demographic characteristics, marital relationship, and psychological distress of 982 individuals who visited the Marital Counseling Center from 2006 to 2009 were collected and analyzed. Results showed that their chief complaints were irreconcilable personality differences and communication difficulties between couples. Finding showed that wives reported a higher level of sexual dissatisfaction, conflicts with original families, conflicts with in-laws, and conflicts on the child rearing than husbands. Furthermore showed that wives exhibited a higher level of psychological distress than husbands. Additionally results showed that couples complaining alcohol problems and lack of trust tended to terminate services prematurely. It was also found that couples with problem-solving communication difficulties and conflicts with original family terminated a service before the 4th session.
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