Relationship of life regrets to subjective well-being in single women in their 30s

본 연구에서는 30대 미혼여성들을 중심으로, 이들이 현재 삶에서 가장 후회하는 것은 무엇이고, 이러한 삶의 후회 경험이 주관적 안녕과 관련이 있는지를 알아보았다. 또한 35세 전․후로 연령을 구분하여, 연령에 따라 목표 재설정과 같은 후회 조절 변수가 30대 미혼여성들의 주관적 안녕에 어떤 역할을 하는지를 살펴보았다. 연구결과에 따르면, 미혼여성들이 현재 가장 후회를 많이 하는 삶의 영역은 교육, 직업, 결혼/연애, 자기계발, 가족 순으로 나타났다. 그리고 삶의 후회 경험(예, 강도, 빈도, 삶에 대한 전반적 후회)에 따라 이를 설명하는 후회의 인지적, 정서적 평가 요인이 달리 나타났다. 인구통계학적 변인과 후회 경험이 주관적 안녕에 미치는 영향을 보면, 교육 정도가 삶의 만족도와 긍정 정서, 부정 정서를 유의하게 설명하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 삶에 대한 전반적 후회가 적을수록 삶의 만족도와 긍정 정서가 높고 부정 정서가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 후회 조절 변수가 주관적 안녕에 미치는 영향에서는 긍정 정서에서 연령과 목표 재설정간의 상호작용이 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구결과를 기존 연구결과들과 비교하면서 시사점을 논하였다.

keywords: 미혼여성, 삶의 후회, 목표 재설정, 주관적 안녕, single womenct, life regret, goal reengagement, subjective well-being

Abstract

We investigated what life regrets were among single women in their 30s, how cognitive and affective aspects of regret explained regret experiences (e.g., strength, frequency, and overall life regret), and how regret experiences affected subjective well-being (SWB). We also examined how goal reengagement affected SWB depending on age. The results were: (1) the most regretted life domain was education followed by career, marriage/romance, self development, and family, (2) cognitive and affective aspects of regret differentially explained regret experiences, (3) the level of education significantly explained life satisfaction (LS), positive affect (PA), and negative affect (NA), and the lower overall life regret was, the higher LS and PA were and the lower NA was, and (4) there was an interaction between age and goal reengagement in explaining PA. We compared our results with the results from previous research and discussed their implications

keywords: 미혼여성, 삶의 후회, 목표 재설정, 주관적 안녕, single womenct, life regret, goal reengagement, subjective well-being

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30대 미혼여성의 삶의 후회와 주관적 안녕의 관계

Relationship of life regrets to subjective well-being in single women in their 30s

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한국심리학회지: 사회 및 성격