30, 40대 한국 성인들의 행복증진전략과 성격특성이 행복에 미치는 영향

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between happiness-increasing strategies, personality traits and happiness in thirties and forties adults. Specifically, happiness-increasing strategies were found, and the difference of happiness-increasing strategies was examined by gender. Also, it was tested that happiness-increasing strategies accounted for happiness independently of personality traits.
Four hundred and thirteen adults (233 males and 180 females) who have lived in D city and C and K province were participated. Participants completed happiness-increasing strategies which derived from preliminary survey (91 males and 104 females), Big Five Inventory, and happiness inventory.

The results of the study are as follows:
First, factor analysis revealed the factor structure of happiness-increasing strategies, and correlation analysis computed inter-correlation between happiness-increasing strategies. 8 happiness-increasing strategies were reported: instrumental strategy (strategy 1), pleasure and amusement strategy (strategy 2), internal management strategy (strategy 3), health management strategy (strategy 4), intimacy strategy (strategy 5), family strategy(strategy 6), rest strategy(strategy 7), and traditional feminine strategy (strategy 8). Except for strategy 2, the other strategies showed significant positive inter-correlations. Strategy 2 showed significant negative correlations with strategy 6 and strategy 8.
Second, ANOVA revealed gender differences in happiness-increasing strategies. There is no significant gender difference in strategy 1, but there are significant gender differences in the other strategies. Whereas Men reported that they used strategy 2 and strategy 4 more than women, women reported that they used strategy 3, strategy 5, strategy 6, strategy 7, and strategy 8 more than men.
Lately, correlation analysis computed correlations between happiness-increasing strategies, personality trait, and happiness. Men showed a significant negative correlation between strategy 2 and happiness, and significant positive correlations between strategy 1, strategy 3, strategy 4, strategy 5, and strategy 6 and happiness. Women showed significant positive correlations between strategy 1, strategy 3, strategy 4, strategy 6, and strategy 8 and happiness. Also, correlations between personality traits and happiness were computed. In men, while significant positive correlations between extraversion and openness and happiness, the significant negative correlations between neuroticism and happiness. Women showed significant positive correlations between extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness and happiness but there was significant negative correlation between neuroticism and happiness.
Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that in men, strategy 1, strategy 2, strategy 3, strategy 4, strategy 5, and strategy 6 accounted for happiness significantly, independently of personality traits. In women, strategy 1, strategy 3, strategy 4, strategy 6, and strategy 8 accounted for happiness significantly, independently of personality traits.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론 1
• Ⅱ. 연구방법 6
• 1. 연구대상자 6
• 2. 측정도구 6
• Ⅲ. 결과 9
• 1. 30, 40대 성인들이 사용하는 행복증진전략 9
• 2. 성별에 따른 행복증진전략에서 차이 15
• 3. 행복증진전략과 성격특성 및 행복의 관계 18
• Ⅳ. 논의 36
• 참고문헌 41
• ABSTRACT 44