The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of ego-resilience and family-resilience on marital stability of female marriage immigrants.
The subjects were 123 female marriage immigrants living in Daegu and Kyungpook and completed three kinds ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of ego-resilience and family-resilience on marital stability of female marriage immigrants.
The subjects were 123 female marriage immigrants living in Daegu and Kyungpook and completed three kinds of questionnaires regarding ego-resilience, family-resilience, and marital stability. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Analysis of Variance, Multiple Analysis of Variance, Scheffé test for post hoc, Multiple Regression and Hierarchical Regression.
The major results of this study were as follows;
First, marital stability, ego-resilience and family-resilience of female marriage immigrants showed a significant difference according to households' monthly average income of socio-demographic variables. As the households' monthly average income were higher, each variables increased.
Second, marital stability of female marriage immigrants was affected by ‘curiosity and optimism’, ‘behavior and emotional control of ego-resilience. That is, when ‘curiosity and optimism’, ‘behavior and emotional control’ are higher, marital stability increases.
Third, marital stability of female marriage immigrants was affected by organizational pattern of family-resilience. That is, when organizational pattern is higher, stability increases.
Fourth, when family-resilience were added into the final model of hierarchial multiple regression analysis, organizational pattern turned out to be the most effective factor and then ‘curiosity and optimism’ was an effective factor in the order to increase marital stability of female marriage immigrants.
In conclusion, such results suggest that it is necessary to deal with female marriage immigrants's organizational pattern in order to increase the marital stability of female marriage immigrants when making intervention or consulting for ‘social and economic support’ and development and effectiveness for marital relationship. Also, ego-resilience improvement programs are required to develop marital stability of female marriage immigrants.