부모소명과 삶의 의미 간 관련성에서 가족소속감과 부부만족도의 매개효과: 세대 차이를 중심으로 = The Mediating Effect of Family Belongingness and Couple Relationship Satisfaction on the Association Between Calling in Childrearing and Meaning in Life: Generation Differences

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of family belongingness and couple relationship satisfaction on the association between calling in childrearing and meaning in life, focusing on generational differences. Method: The data were collected online, and the participants included 271 married people from the baby boom (BB) generation, 239 married people from X generation, and 126 married people from Y generation. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze generation differences, and PROCESS macro was used to analyze the mediation effect. Results: The ANOVA showed that there were generation differences among BB, X, and Y generations. Mediation analyses showed that family belongingness and couple relationship satisfaction mediated the association between calling in childrearing and meaning in life in the BB generation. In the X generation, family belongingness mediated the association between calling in childrearing and meaning in life. However, in the Y generation, there was no mediation effect. Conclusions: The generation differences imply that family and couple relationships might matter more to older generations, and younger generations might tend to separate family relationships from personal meaning in life. Future research on the topic will further provide more specific information.