미혼 초기성인의 외로움, 성인애착, 고독동기에 따른 잠재프로파일과 자기효능감 및 대인관계문제의 차이

Abstract

This study explored potential classes according to the level of loneliness, adult attachment, and motivation for solitude to understand the experiences of early unmarried adults in a social background where time alone increases due to the single-person households increase and spread of non-face-to-face communication. Data were collected from 633 unmarried early adults aged 18-39. As a result of conducting a latent profile analysis(LPA), three classes were the most appropriate. According to the form, they were named as ‘high adaptation non-loneliness’, ‘medium adaptation’, and ‘low adaptation solitude’ groups. The lower the group’s adaptation, the higher the level of loneliness, attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance, and non-determined solitude motivation. In the case of self-determined solitude motivation, only the difference between the ‘low adaptation solitude’ group and the ‘high adaptation non-loneliness’ group was significant. Furthermore, BCH analysis was conducted to confirm whether there is a difference between the level of self-efficacy and interpersonal problems. As a result, it was found that the ‘high adaptation non-loneliness’ group reported the highest level of self-efficacy and was experiencing the lowest level of interpersonal problems. The ‘intermediate adaptation’ group had significantly higher self-efficacy and confidence among the sub-scale than the ‘low adaptation solitude’ group, but there was no significant difference in self-regulation efficacy and task difficulty preference. Finally, the ‘low adaptation solitude’ group reported the lowest level of self-efficacy and was found to be experiencing the greatest interpersonal problem among the three groups. In addition, the results of this study are expected to be used as the basis for setting up a differentiated counseling method that can intervene in the client’s experience of loneliness, self-efficacy, and interpersonal relationship problems according to individual characteristics in the counseling field.