직장인의 삶의 만족 기대감 변화의 영향 요인 검증

The purpose of this study is to verify whether there are individual differences in the changes in life satisfaction expectations of working adults in the context of the COVID-19 virus outbreak, and to examine the significance of factors that can predict these changes. We analyzed data from 10,334 wage workers aged 20 to 64, drawn from the 20th (2017) to 24th (2021) rounds of the Korean Labor & Income Panel Study (KLIPS). The results revealed that the piecewise latent growth model had the best fit among the unconditional models examined. It was found that the life satisfaction expectations of employees had been declining until 2019, and the downward slope became even steeper after 2019. Among the individual characteristics, organizational characteristics, and satisfaction with daily life factors applied in the conditional models, all variables except for “vocational training experience” showed a positive significance in the initial value. For the changes in life satisfaction expectations after the COVID-19 outbreak, only “family relationship satisfaction” was significant. Based on the research results, we discussed strategic implications for supporting human resources at the individual, organizational, and regional levels based on factors that can predict changes in life satisfaction expectations of working adults.