Effects of self-elasticity on family adaptation according to general characteristics of middle-aged women

Abstract

Due to the recent economic growth and the development of medical technology, the increase in the elderly population and the low birth rate make middle-aged women difficult due to work and child-rearing problems. For this reason, middle-aged women are increasingly interested in solving stress problems and adapting to their families. The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference and the relationship between the ego resilience of middle-aged women and family adaptability. The subjects of the study were 133 middle-aged women from OO City. The SPSS program was used for analysis, including frequency analysis, reliability analysis, t-test and ANOVA analysis was conducted on the causality between the variables. The results of the study are as follows: first, in the difference of ego resilience according to the general characteristics of middle-aged women, no difference in mean was found at a level of statistical significance between the groups for age and marital status. Second, in the general characteristics of middle-aged women, family adaptability according to marital status had a difference in mean at a level of statistical significance. Third, inter personal relations, curiosity, optimism, which are sub-factors of ego resilience for middle-aged women, were found to have a meaningful effect on family adaptability, but the sub-factors vitality and emotional regulation did not have any meaningful effect. This study seeks to provide foundational data for the development of programs to improve the ego resilience of middle-aged women.