중년여성 만학도의 학습참여동기와 주관적 안녕감의 관계에서 의미추구와 의미발견의 이중매개효과

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between motivation to participate in learning on subjective well-being among middle-aged female later learners entering a college degree program and to investigate the dual mediating effects of search for meaning and presence of meaning in the relationship.
 Methods A total of 245 middle-aged female later learners aged 40 to 65 years who were enrolled in colleges in Busan. completed the questionnaires to measure motivation to participate in learning, subjective well-being, search for meaning and presence of meaning. Pearson correlation analysis and Process Macro model 6 were used to analyze the relationship between subjective well-being and motivation to participate and dual mediation effect of search for meaning and presence of meaning in the relationship, respectively. Additionally, bootstrapping was conducted to verify the significance of the mediation effect.
 Results First, motivation to participate in learning was positively related to search for meaning, presence of meaning and subjective well-being. Second, there was no medication effect of search for meaning in the relationship between motivation to participate in learning and subjective well-being. Third, there was a mediating effect in presence of meaning the relationship between motivation to participate in learning and subjective well-being. Fourth, there was a dual mediation of search for meaning and presence of meaning in the relationship between motivation to participate in learning and subjective well-being.
 Conclusions This study could provide empirical support for possible specific interventions to enhance subjective well-being in among middle-aged female later learners.