coping Strategy and Crisis of Mid-life Couples

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 1991;29(1):203-216.

논문편 : 중년기 부부의 가족 스트레스에 대한 대처양식과 위기감

김명자

숙명여자대학교 가정관리학과

coping Strategy and Crisis of Mid-life Couples

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ABSTRACT

Coping strategy and mid-life crisis were examined in a sample of 325 mid-life couples ranging in age 40∼59. Each participant was administered stressful life event scale, coping strategy scale, family cohesion scale and mid-life crisis scale. The results were as follows: 1. There is no significant differences between husbands and wives in the experiences of stressful life event, but the perceived stress level of wives significantly higher than the husband's. 2. Husbands seem to use problem solving strategy and wives seem to use restrain strategy more often. 3. Wives appear significantly higher mid-life crisis than husbands. Especially family cohesion and passive coping strategy have turned out to be significant on the mid life crisis of couples. Besides these predictors, experiences of stressful life event and perceived stress level are significant predictors for husband's mid-life crisis. As for wive's mid-life crisis, coping stratigies are significant predictors.