코로나19 전후 맞벌이 부부의 일-가정 양립 경험 변화와 부부 우울과 삶의 만족에 대한 연구

Objective: The study investigated latent classes and transition of working married couples’ work-family balance and group differences on depression and life-satisfaction before and after COVID-19. Method: The latent transition analysis (LTA) was used to classify latent groups and to verify transition latent group with covariates as spouse-support, positive coping stress, and employment. Using ANOVA and paired t-test, the study compared group differences for marital depression and life satisfaction. Results: Before COVID-19, the latent groups for work-family balance of working couples were classified into three: marital conflict, marital improvement, and normal. After COVID-19, it was also grouped into three: normal, wife low conflict, and husband low conflict. Although similarly classified into three in two periods, the characteristics of the latent group at the two periods indicated a change. Before COVID-19, the couples' positive coping and spousal support had a significant effect on latent group classification. However, after COVID-19, the couples’ spousal support, positive coping, and employment type showed significant effect on latent group classification. The couples’ spousal support and positive coping did not have a moderating effect on latent group transition. Moreover, husband's life satisfaction and depression after COVID-19 did not show group difference, but the wife's indicated otherwise. Conclusions: Results generated enabled the study to suggest effective ways to achieve work-family balance while considering the changes in the mental health of dual-income couples as affected by crisis, such as Corona. Finally, the detailed steps and interpretation of the LTA were further described.