The Impact of Personal Traits, Family Characteristics, and Job Satisfaction on the Psychological Well-Being of Middle Aged Men from the Baby Boomer Generation Working in Large Corporations Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Pusan National University Master : Mija Jang Department of Child Development and Family StudiesResearch Institute of Ecology for the Elderly, Pusan National University ProfessorResearch Fellow : Deuk Sung Kim <Abstract> This research surveyed middle aged men, who were from the baby boomer generation and worked for large corporations in Seoul, Busan, Ulsan, Cheonan, Yeoju, Sugi, Suwon and Daejon. A total of 166 subjects were included in the final analysis. The major findings were as follows: first, most participants worked in administrative management and were professionals with high educational levels and incomes. Second, the middle aged men were found to enjoy high psychological well-being when they had high ego-resilience, when they had high satisfaction with fatherhood, when they expressed themselves more(emotional expression), when they had higher job satisfaction, and when they had experienced less of a burden in supporting their parents. Marital satisfaction did not affect their psychological well-being. (middle aged men), (psychological well-being), (ego-resilience), (emotional expression) Corresponding Author : Mija Jang, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Pusan National University, 30, Jangjeon-dong, Kumjung-ku, Busan, 609-735, Korea Tel: +82-51-510-1717 Fax: +82-51-513-7976 E-mail: mija_jang@hotmail.com *. * (2). - 1 -
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