The Relationship between Regret and Subjective Well-being in Middle Aged Women

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

We aimed to investigate how different coping styles for regret appraisals and experiences affect subjective well-being among middle aged women. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire from 40–65 year old women residing in D city and K province of South Korea. For data analysis, SPSS/WIN 21.0 was used to conduct t-tests, ANOVAs, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression analysis. We found several correlations between subjective well-being and sub-scales of regret coping styles: pursuit of alternative goals was positively correlated with life satisfaction, while ruminating on regret, goal separation, and pursuit of alternative goals were positively correlated with psychological well-being a domain of subjective well-being. The hierarchical regression analysis indicated that life satisfaction, another aspect of subjective well-being, increased with higher monthly income, lower regret intensity, and greater pursuit of alternative goals. Meanwhile, with psychological well-being, as another aspect of subjective well-being, was found to be positively predicted by better perceived health and greater rumination on regret, goal weparation and pursuit of alternative goals. These results demonstrate the need to develop and implement programs that consider the various regret coping styles to increase the standards of subjective well-being among middle aged women in South Korea.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Background
• 1.2. Purpose
• 2. Methods
• 2.1. Study Design
• 2.2. Participants and Data Collection
• 2.3. Instruments
• 2.4. Ethical Approval
• 2.5. Data Analysis
• 3. Results
• 3.1. Differences in subjective well-being by general characteristics and regret appraisals
• 3.2. Regret Appraisals, Coping Styles of Regret, and Subjective Well-Being
• 3.3. Correlation between Subjects’ Subjective Well-being and Sub-factors in Regret Coping Styles
• 3.4. Factors that Affect Subjective Well-being in Middle Aged Women
• 4. Discussion
• 5. Conclusion
• References