A study on the Effects of Psychological Health Capital on Family Life Satisfaction and Psychological Happiness of Women in Multicultural Family

Abstract

This study analyzed the effect of psychological health capital on family life satisfaction and psychological well-being of women in multicultural families. In particular, this study classified the sub-factors of psychological health capital into confidence, hope, optimism, and , elasticity, considering the importance of the interaction between psychological health capital and psychological well-being of women in multicultural families. For the study subjects, women from multicultural families living in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Busan, and Ulsan were selected as the population, and convenience sampling was used among non-probability sampling methods.

A total of 168 questionnaires were used in this study. Data processing was performed by conducting frequency analysis and reliability analysis, and the confirming factor analysis and correlation analysis in parallel . Begin with verify the research hypothesis, the structural equation model was used to determine whether the established hypothesis was adopted or rejected. The results obtained through this research procedure are as follows. First, it was found that confidence, hope, optimism, and resilience, which are the sub-factors of health psychological capital, had a significant positive (+) effect on family life satisfaction. Second, it was found that family life satisfaction had a significant positive (+) effect on psychological well-being. Third, it was found that self-confidence, hope, and optimism, the sub-factors of health psychological capital, had a significant positive (+) effect on psychological happiness.