Abstract
The hypothesis of this study is that there is a positive correlation between the home management behavior index scores and the well-being index scores of mothers and female university students.
Based on the hypothesis, a questionnaire to survey the home management behavior of 228 mothers and 189 female university students was carried out. The well-being index was represented on a scale, which measured the degree of satisfaction in 5 areas of life and the degree of general satisfaction with life in 5 items. And the home management behavior index was measured by each of the 5 items in the following categories: food, clothing, housing, family, and community. The analysis was intended to determine the relationship between the well-being index scores and the home management behavior index scores.
A summary of the results is as follows.
1) The average of well-being index scores of mothers and that of female university students did not show any significant difference.
2) The average of home management behavior index scores of mothers was higher than that of female university students in 24 out of 25 items.
3) The mother's group was divided into a higher group and a lower group on their well-being index scores, as were the female university students. These four groups were compared. The ranking of home management behavior index scores were the well-being higher group of mothers, the well-being lower group of mothers, the well-being higher group of female university students and the well-being lower group of female university students.
4) The method of multiple regression analysis was carried out and a significant multiple regression equation was obtained. The home management index scores of mothers and female university students were reflected in the well-being index scores.
From the above results, it is apparent that higher scores in the well-being index correlate with more actively managing home life. In other words, people who actively manage their homes have a high degree of well-being. This research has important implications for the management of home life in order to enhance well-being.
