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Life satisfaction and self-esteem of children from low-income class : Testing mediation model of depression

저소득층 아동의 삶의 만족도와 자아존중감 : 우울의 매개효과 검증

  • Received : 2015.12.18
  • Accepted : 2016.01.14
  • Published : 2016.01.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of depression on the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction of children from low-income class. The subjects were 385 children from low-income class in two municipalities. As research methods, frequency, descriptive, correlation statistical analysis using SPSS 20.0 program was conducted. The hypothesized model was tested using structural equation model to identify that model fits best to the collected data. The analysis indicates that depression had direct and negative effects on the life satisfaction. Depression mediates partially the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction. This study provides theoretical and practical implications for increasing self-esteem had positive effects on decreasing depression and pressing for improvement of life satisfaction level of children from low-income class.

본 연구는 저소득층 아동들의 삶의 만족도와 자아존중감과의 관계에서 우울이 가지는 매개효과를 검증하는데 목적이 있다. 2013년 3월부터 4월까지 2개 광역시에 소재한 영구임대아파트에 거주하는 기초수급1, 2급 및 차상위계층 가정의 초등학교 5, 6학년 과 중학생 자녀 385명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 20.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 기술통계 분석, 그리고 상관관계분석을 실시하였고, AMOS 20.0 프로그램을 이용하여 구조방정식 연구모형을 검증하였다. 그 결과 저소득층 자녀들의 자아존중감이 삶의 만족에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 자아존중감이 우울을 감소시키고, 감소된 우울은 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 우울의 부분매개효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 연구결과에 기초하여 저소득층 아동의 자아존중감을 향상시키기 위한 이론적, 실천적, 정책적 합의가 필요함을 밝히는 바이다.

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