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초록

In this study, we sampled 156 couples to find out how self-compassion, which is one’s inner characteristic, affects marital satisfaction. Based on the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM; Kenny, 1996), which sees a couple as a unit, we identified the actor effect (the effect of one's own self-compassion on his or her own marital satisfaction) and the partner effect (the effect of one's own self-compassion on his or her partner's marital satisfaction) . In order to examine the relationship between the variables, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied, the significance of the actor effect and partner effect between the variables was verified, and the magnitude of each effect was compared. First, we found that the husband's self-compassion had a positive effect on his own marital satisfaction, but not on his wife's. Second, the wife's self-compassion had a statistically significant positive effect on the marital satisfaction of both her husband and herself. Third, based on the results aforementioned, there was no significant difference between his own and his wife's own level of self-compassion and that of his wife that affected positively on the husband’s marital satisfaction. This study indicates that when conducting a marriage or family counseling session, it is important to understand how one’s individual characteristics may affect the interactions in that person’s relationships. This study also provides baseline data that can be helpful for designing marriage and family counseling programs.

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