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초록

The purpose of this study was to investigate the strengths of single-parent families and the related variables based on the family strength approach.The major findings were as follows.First, good communication, family bond, children?s adjustment and coping ability were characteristics of single-parent family strengths.Secondly, strengths of single-parent family were related to income and period of becoming a single-parent family.Thirdly, single parents who had a higher level of personal resources such as high self-esteem and economic stability perceived a higher level of family strengths.Fourth, single parents who had a higher level of social support perceived a higher level of family strength.Fifth, there was no interaction effect between personal resource and social resource on single-parent family strengths.Last, both personal and social resources had effects on the strength of single- parent family. Especially personal resource and self-esteem were the most important variables and had a strong influence on single-parent family strengths.The results of this study have important implications for theory, research and practice. Research on the strengths of the Korean single-parent family is new and more extensive investigation is required.

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