성인애착과 결혼만족 간의 관계: 보살핌과 성적 친밀감의 매개 효과 = The Relationships Between Adult Attachment and Marital Satisfaction: In Consideration of the Caregiving and Sexual Intimacy Variables as the Mediating Effect

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of the study was to investigate the intervening variables for adult attachment and marital satisfaction by using caregiving and sexual intimacy variables as mediators based on adult pair bonding relationship model of Shaver & Hazan. The Subjects for the this study were 469 married people(242 men and 227 women) in mariage who are living in Seoul metropolitan area and its vicinity. Each participant completed a package of measures; Experiences in Close Relationships Scales(ECRS), Marital Satisfaction Scale(GDS), Caregiving Questionnaire, and Sexual Intimacy Scale. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and structural equation model by using SPSS 11.5 program and AMOS 5.0.
The findings of the study can be summarized as follows;
First, there were significant correlations among adult attachment, caregiving, sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction. Second, the higher attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance level caused the lower marital satisfaction. Third, the structural equation model result indicated that the attachment avoidance in individuals is negatively related to caregiving, sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction. The attachment anxiety in individuals is positively related to sexual intimacy but there was no significant correlation in caregiving variable. Fourth, the caregiving variable was significantly related to the sexual intimacy variable. Fifth, the indirect effect on marital satisfaction of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance showed relatively lower than the direct effect on marital satisfaction. In conclusion, attachment avoidance was the strong variable which predicts marital satisfaction negatively. Lastly, the implications and limitations of this study were discussed and the suggestions for further studies were recommended.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 성인애착과 결혼만족 간의 관계에서 보살핌과 성적친밀감의 매개효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구대상자는, 서울과 수도권 지역에 거주하는 기혼 남녀 469명(남자 242명, 여자 227명)이며, 성인애착척도, 보살핌척도, 성적친밀감척도, 결혼만족척도로 설문 조사를 실시하였다. 이들 간의 관계를 밝히기 위해 구조방정식을 적용하여 분석하였다. 연구의 결과에 의하면 성인애착(애착회피/애착불안), 보살핌, 성적 친밀감, 결혼만족 간에는 대부분 유의한 상관을 보였으며 애착회피와 애착불안은 결혼만족에 부적인 직접 효과가 있었다. 애착회피는 보살핌과 성적 친밀감의 매개를 통해 결혼만족에 대해 간접효과를 나타냈다. 반면에 애착불안은 성적 친밀감의 매개를 통해 결혼만족에 간접효과를 보였으나 보살핌을 통한 간접효과는 나타나지 않았다. 또한 애착불안과 애착회피의 결혼만족에 대한 간접효과는 애착회피가 결혼만족에 대하여 갖는 직접효과에 비하여 상대적으로 낮았다. 이러한 결과는 성인애착이 결혼만족에 대한 직접적인 효과 뿐 아니라 보살핌과 성적친밀감을 매개로 한 간접적인 효과에도 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다.

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