A Study on Family Resilience, Ego Resilience and Levels of Marital Happiness among Korean Men in International Marriages
AUTHOR : 김민경
INFORMATION : page. 1~23 / 2012 Vol.19 No.2
ABSTRACT
The purposes of this study were to find correlations between the factors of family resilience, ego resilience, and marital happiness, and to explore the mediating role of ego resilience between family resilience and marital happiness. The subjects of the survey were 184 Korean men in international marriages. The data were analyzed via frequency, Pearson's correlation and structural equation modeling through SPSS and AMOS. The instruments utilized Lee(2006)'s Ego Resilience Scale, Shin(2001)'s Mental Health Scale, Yu (2004)'s Family Health Scale, and Natham et al(1973)'s Marital Happiness Scale. The major findings were as follows; Family resilience was positively correlated with ego resilience and marital happiness. Ego resilience was positively correlated with marital happiness. Ego resilience mediated the effects of family resilience and marital happiness. Family resilience influenced ego resilience. Ego resilience influenced positively marital happiness. In conclusion, there is a clear need for intervention strategies such
as special education programs and counseling in order to strengthen marital happiness, family resilience and ego resilience on the part of Korean men in international marriages.