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The Effect of Ego-Resiliency, Social Support, Military Life Satisfaction on Growth Related Military Service in Korean

  • 군진간호연구
  • Abbr : Korean Journal of Military Nursing Research
  • 2014, 32(1), pp.53~65
  • Publisher : Military Health Policy Research Center
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science > General Nursing > Nursing Education

Jeong, Eunkyoung 1 Hah, Yang-suk 2

1국군간호사관학교
2서울대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to verify an individual’s growth on the psychological factors afterbeing discharged from mandatory military service; to analyze effects of ego-resiliency, social support, andmilitary life satisfaction on the growth after military service. Methods : The subjects were 317 universitystudents who were discharged from military service as enlisted men and who considered military serviceas one of traumatic experiences in their lives. Data were collected during ‘Reserve Forces Training Sessionfor University Students’ by completing self-report questionnaire. Results : The mean score of growthafter military service was 3.09 which was higher than median. There were positive correlationsbetween the growth after military service and ego-resiliency(r=.39, p<0.01), social support (r=.43,p<0.01), and military life satisfaction(r=.52, p<0.01). The predictive factors in growth after militaryservice were optimism as sub-factor of ego-resiliency (β=.27, p<0.001), informational support assub-factor of social support (β=.32, p<0.001), meaning satisfaction as sub-factor of military lifesatisfaction (β=.56, p<0.001), and degree of emotional trauma about military service (β=.21, p<0.001). Conclusion : The results of this study demonstrated that subjects of the study experienced positivepsychological growth after the mandatory military service. Especially, subjects who had higher optimistictendency, enough advice about military life, honor and pride from military service showed higherdevelopment after military service than others.

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