Analysis on Relative Effectiveness of Demographic and Psychological Variables on Employed Wives' Job-and Family-Related Stress

취업 주부의 직업 및 가족 스트레스에 대한 인구학적 변인과 심리적 변인의 상대적 영향력 분석

This study investigated the relationship of demographic and psychological variables with job and family-related stress among 293 employed wives. We found that age, job types, working in weekend, and family cohesion significantly contributed to the explanation of job-related stress. We also found that job types, working in weekend, family adaptation, family cohesion, and employment motivation significantly contributed to explaining the variation of family-related stress. Job-related stress was more explained by demographic variables than psychological ones, whereas family-related stress was more explained by psychological variables than demographic ones. Practical implications of the current findings were discussed.