건강가족의 요소에 관한 연구 -가족체계와 건강성을 중심으로- = A Survey on the Elements of Strong Families -Focusing on Family Systems and Family Strengths-

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study analyses adults` perceptions of the elements of strong families. The Family Strengths Concept Scale was administered to the 806 adults living in Seoul. This self-report questionnaire which consists of twenty-six 5-point Likert scale items was formulated based on the qualities of strong families(Olson, DeFrain, ＆ Olson, 1999). The results show that `trust` was regarded as the most important quality of strong families. To identify the elements of strong families, the principal component analysis with varimax rotations was conducted on adults` responses to 26 items. Three factors of adults` concepts of the elements of strong families were yielded as follows: `pursuit of coexistence`, `positive interaction`, and `spiritual strengths`. In discussion, these three factors were compared with existing theoretical dimensions of `strong families` and `functional families.` Finally, this study provides recommendations for future research.