청년기 발달과업 달성이 청년 웰빙에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between the developmental task achievement and subjective well-being of young adults in their emerging and early adulthood. The dataset used in the study was collected in 2018, targeting single-person households living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. As for the developmental tasks of young adults, stress from the romantic partner relationship, educational attainment, whether currently employed, whether having debt, and family closeness were included. Control variables cover general efficacy and social self-efficacy, gender, age, physical and mental health condition as well as leisure satisfaction. The subjective well-being of young adults was measured with Flourishing Scale developed by Keyes. Results of the study showed that educational attainment, having debt, family closeness, and employ status (currently employed) were significantly related to the subjective well-being of young adult single-person households, while employment status showed a positive effect. Among control variables, general and social self-efficacy were significant, and male respondents showed a higher level of subjective well-being compared to female respondents. Physical and mental health condition were significant as was satisfaction with leisure time. The authors conclude with a discussion of the findings and implications of the study.