청년의 자아분화 유형 및 유형별 특성: 잠재프로파일 분석 (Typology of Unmarried Young Korean Adults’ Differentiation of Self: A Latent Profile Analysis)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 가정과삶의질학회
· 수록지 정보 : 가정과삶의질연구 / 37권 / 3호 / 19 ~ 36페이지
· 저자명 : 권소영, 박제인, 이재림

초록

The purposes of this study were to identify the latent types of unmarried young Korean adults’ differentiation of self (DoS) based on their scores on the dimensions of DoS, to examine the predictors of the membership types, and to investigate the differences in psychological adjustment across the types. We used Chung and Cho’s (2007) DoS scale, which categorized the five dimensions of DoS into emotional reactivity, “I” position, fusion with others, emotional cutoff, and emotional fusion. Data came from 1,019 participants (483 men and 536 women) who were 19-34 years old, were never married, and had both living parents. Our latent profile analysis with a 3-step procedure supported a four-profile model based on the fit-indices and interpretability: (a) low differentiation (9.5%), (b) moderate differentiation (65.9%), (c) high “I” position (12.2%), and (d) high differentiation (12.3%). Being female and having experienced over-parenting from their mother were related to the low differentiation group compared to the high differentiation group. Those who lived with their parents and who experienced a higher level of over-parenting had a higher probability of being categorized into the high “I” position compared to the high DoS group. As for psychological adjustment, unmarried young adults reported a higher level of life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms in the following order of DoS types: high, moderate, and low differentiation. Interestingly, the high “I” position group reported both the highest life satisfaction as well as the greatest depressive symptoms. This research contributes to the literature by identifying meaningful types of unmarried young adults’ DoS.

영어초록

The purposes of this study were to identify the latent types of unmarried young Korean adults’ differentiation of self (DoS) based on their scores on the dimensions of DoS, to examine the predictors of the membership types, and to investigate the differences in psychological adjustment across the types. We used Chung and Cho’s (2007) DoS scale, which categorized the five dimensions of DoS into emotional reactivity, “I” position, fusion with others, emotional cutoff, and emotional fusion. Data came from 1,019 participants (483 men and 536 women) who were 19-34 years old, were never married, and had both living parents. Our latent profile analysis with a 3-step procedure supported a four-profile model based on the fit-indices and interpretability: (a) low differentiation (9.5%), (b) moderate differentiation (65.9%), (c) high “I” position (12.2%), and (d) high differentiation (12.3%). Being female and having experienced over-parenting from their mother were related to the low differentiation group compared to the high differentiation group. Those who lived with their parents and who experienced a higher level of over-parenting had a higher probability of being categorized into the high “I” position compared to the high DoS group. As for psychological adjustment, unmarried young adults reported a higher level of life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms in the following order of DoS types: high, moderate, and low differentiation. Interestingly, the high “I” position group reported both the highest life satisfaction as well as the greatest depressive symptoms. This research contributes to the literature by identifying meaningful types of unmarried young adults’ DoS.

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