잠재계층분석(LCA)을 이용한 COVID-19 시기 재택근무 워킹맘의 삶의 만족도에 대한 연구

This study was based on job demands-resources theory and focused on mothers who were teleworking for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, work-family conflict, positive psychological capital, and telework intensity were categorized into job demands, job resources, and personal resources to determine whether there were differences in life satisfaction among subtypes of teleworking mothers. Based on data collected from 328 mothers who were raising children aged 5 to 7 and elementary school children while telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic, a latent class analysis was conducted. The results classified these mothers into three distinct groups: “adaptive,” “average,” and “maladaptive.” Specifically, the “adaptive” group had the highest life satisfaction. Despite having the highest levels of work-family conflict, which is classified as a job demand, they had high positive psychological capital and maintained an appropriate intensity of remote work, which is a job resource, leading to higher levels of life satisfaction than in the “maladaptive” and “average” groups. We further analyzed satisfaction. The “maladaptive” type, with high work-family conflict as a job demand and the lowest positive psychological capital as a personal resource, showed the lowest life satisfaction, with low work-family conflict and a high intensity of telework (another job demand); the “average” type, with an appropriate level of personal resources, showed moderate life satisfaction compared to both groups. Based on these research findings, practical intervention strategies and policy implications are presented to enhance the life satisfaction of mothers who telecommute.