This study aims to examine effects of social and economic characteristics, social support and family belief upon the ordinary life targeted to head of woman single parent household in order to provide basic resources for customized service and support...
This study aims to examine effects of social and economic characteristics, social support and family belief upon the ordinary life targeted to head of woman single parent household in order to provide basic resources for customized service and support program to single parent family at social welfare field. To achieve such purpose, it carried out questionnaire survey from Dec. 10, 2011 ~ Jan. 30. 2012 to single parent households in Daegu Metropolitan City.
480 questionnaire sheets were distributed among which 454 were used for an analysis. The analysis was made by using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. The results and suggestions are as below.
Firstly, there was no difference in family belief according to general characteristics of participants. As for independent willingness, the longer they were single parent, the higher independent willingness they had. As for ordinary life stress, there were differences by age, health condition, average income and main income source. Those who are lower age, had bad health, and had lower income suffered more stress in an ordinary life. As for the difference of family strength, those with higher average income had higher strength. As for the difference of social support, those working at restaurant or in service industry had the lowest, and as for the difference of life satisfaction, there were differences by health condition, average income and occupation. Those with good health, higher monthly income and office and management worker had higher life satisfaction.
Secondly, as for the difference of life satisfaction by occupation and monthly income, there was correlation with life satisfaction according to occupation and monthly average income. There was no mutual effect between health condition and monthly average income.
As for the difference in life satisfaction according to main income source and monthly average income, there was no relevance between main income source and life satisfaction, and there was relevance between monthly average income and life satisfaction. There was no mutual effect between main income source and monthly average income.
As for the difference in life satisfaction according to health condition and monthly average income, there was relevance between health condition and life satisfaction, and there was no relevance between monthly average income and life satisfaction. There was no mutual effect between health condition and monthly average income.
As for the difference in life satisfaction according to the duration of single parent and monthly average income, there was no relevance between the duration of single parent and life satisfaction, and there was also no relevance between the duration of single parent and life satisfaction.
As for the difference in life satisfaction according to the number of children and monthly average income, there was no relevance between the number of children and life satisfaction, and there was relevance between the number of children and life satisfaction.
As for the difference in life satisfaction according to education level and monthly average income, there was no relevance between education level and life satisfaction, and there was also no relevance between the duration of single parent and life satisfaction.
As for the difference in life satisfaction according to age and monthly average income, there was no relevance between age and life satisfaction, and there was relevance between monthly average income and life satisfaction. And there was no mutual effect between main income and monthly average income.
Thirdly, social support had the highest effect in life satisfaction followed by ordinary life stress and family strength. As for factors affecting life satisfaction, indirect effect by social support had the highest in independent willingness factor, followed by family strength factor and ordinary life stress factor. And, as for the direct effect of life satisfaction, social support factor had the highest. As for life satisfaction with less than 1 million won income, it had significant influence on social support factor (β=0.444) and ordinary life stress factor (β=-0.255). These variables had 46.1% explanatory power. As for factors affecting life satisfaction, indirect effect by social support was significant to independent willingness factor with .066(p<.01), family strength factor with .055(p<.01) and ordinary life stress factor with -.058.
As for life satisfaction with more than 1 million won income, it had significant influence on social support factor (β=0.515) followed by family support factor (β=0.165) and ordinary life stress (β=-0.086). There was no relevance between family belief and independent willingness. These variables had 49.6% explanatory power. As for factors affecting life satisfaction, indirect effect by social support was significant to independent willingness factor with .060(p<.01) and family strength factor with .148(p<.01).
With these results in mind, there are some suggestions in terms of social welfare.
Firstly, to provide proper service with head of single parent household in terms of health and economic aspects may play an important role in increasing actual life satisfaction to not only economic but also health control aspects.
Secondly, as a single parent has recessed mentally with weak economics, it needs mental support of single parent characteristics.
Thirdly, independent willingness is an important factor for life satisfaction. Thus, it needs a plan to reinforce independent willingness and social support together.
Fourthly, as social support is the highest factor affecting life satisfaction, systematic and continual counseling and program on child care of woman single parent, scar by divorce or separation by death and anxiety of poverty.