노동가능여성의 여가활동에 따른 행복도 결정요인

Abstract

This study is set out to examine the effects of women`s marriage and labor and leisure activities on the leisure satisfaction and the level of happiness. It is designed to provide the basis required to come up with ways to enhance the level of happiness for women and the results derived from the statistics of 「Inquiry on the National Leisure Activities」by Korea and Institute in 2010, reprocessed to fit the research purpose of the study are as follows. First, the type of leisure activities the women of working age participate in were concentrated on inactive leisure activities such as the relaxation (73.1%) while the leisure activities related to the sports, rather viewing or participating in sports, ranked almost at the bottom. Second, as for the difference between the leisure resources and the level of happiness according to the characteristics of the women of working age, the older group had the most hours on leisure while the group with the lower level of academic background, economically inactive group and bereaved group were found to have the most hours on leisure. On the other hand, the cost of leisure the youngest group, the group with the highest level of academic background (graduate degree), unmarried and the economically active group spent much money on leisure. The level of happiness showed a difference only in two factors such as the academic background and the marital status. Third, as for the support for the leisure and the level of happiness according to the type of leisure activities, only the cost of leisure showed a difference. The group which participated in the sports showed the highest level of happiness while the relaxation activities showed the lowest level of happiness. Forth, among the total of 12 separation criteria for the determinants of the level of happiness based on the leisure activities, the separation criteria related to the economic factor were the biggest determinants with 5 times and the type of leisure activities(3 times), marital status (2 times) were the most important determinant for the level of happiness.