The Moderating Effect of Family Health in the Impact of COVID-19 Anxiety on Life Satisfaction

The purpose of this study is to verify the moderating effect of family strength in the effect of COVID-19 anxiety on life satisfaction in the COVID-19 pandemic situation. To this end, 216 copies of adult female responses from the data from the "2020 Dangjin City Family Survey" were used. Moderating effect analysis was conducted by applying SPSS 24.0 version and SPSS PROCESS MACRO No. 1 model. The results of the study are as follows: First, overall, the group with high family strength had higher satisfaction with life than the group with low family strength. Second, in the case of a group with high family resilience, family intimacy, and family economic stability, the negative influence of COVID-19 anxiety on life satisfaction was found to be greater. In other words, it was found that the negative impact of COVID-19 anxiety on the quality of life is rather reinforced when family resilience, family intimacy family economic stability are high. Third, the negative impact of COVID-19 anxiety on life satisfaction in families with high family culture and social participation was buffered by family culture and social participation. Based on the results of this study, the importance of the family's social community consciousness was suggested.