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From the perspective of labor welfare, forty-hour-a-week working system:(FWS) has been an important goal throughout world, and in fact, advanced countries implemented this a long time ago. However, there are differences in opinions concerning FWS; some people emphasizes the improvement in life quality, while others point out that this measure increases the cost of wages and has limited effectiveness. Thus, discussions about the success of FWS have emerged from diverse perspectives; One thing that should be made clear before debating FWS is that reducing laborers’ working hours is already a global trend, and Korea, also intends to extend it. Therefore, in order to maximize the benefits resulting from the execution of the system and to identify measures that can be used to solve the problems related to FWS, it is necessary to consider actual laborers’ use of leisure resources and whether they have increased or decreased as a result of FWS. It is also necessary to look at the differences in workers’ leisure activity with and without the system. To evaluate and diagnose FWS’s political effect from the perspective of laborers’ leisure satisfaction and improvements in life quality, this study examines differences in leisure expenses, leisure hours, use of and demand for leisure resources such as leisure space, and types of leisure activity, according to the execution of FWS, This research is based on the “2012 Survey on National Leisure Activity” conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In addition, through analysis of the differences in leisure satisfaction and happiness levels, the study intends to confirm the necessity of executing FWS and ensuring that the system is in use. The study results can be briefly summed up as followa::First, regarding the general findings of the study, a significant result was shown in terms of the execution of FWS according to income level. The finding that the execution of FWS works differently according to the working environment or life quality reassures us of the common notion in society that working environment or life quality may differ in relation to social characteristics. The utility of weekday leisure hours did not indicate a statistically significant difference, but in terms of weekend leisure hours, laborers practicing FWS had an additional 30 minutes of leisure time than those who did not. Furthermore, regarding leisure expenses, laborers practicing FWS indicated more monthly average leisure expenses or expected leisure expenses. In relation to leisure activity, those working at a company executing FWS engaged in culture and art activities more frequently than those working at the companies that did not. On the other hand, those working at companies without FWS indicated more hobbies, amusement activities, rest, and other activities than those working at the companies with FWS. In terms of vacation experience, those working at companies with FWS had more vacation time than those working at companies without it; on average, they had longer vacations by 1.64 days. Regarding their leisure life satisfaction and happiness level, those working at companies with FWS indicated higher satisfaction and greater happiness than those working at companies without it. The findings mentioned above represent the preliminary results of this paper , and the remainder of the research will provide more detailed analysis results and suggestions corresponding to them.

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〈Abstract〉
 I. 서론
 II. 연구방법
 III. 연구결과 및 해석
 IV. 결론 및 제언
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• 박민정 [ Bark, min-jeng | (재)한국건강가정진흥원 팀원 ] 주저자
• 윤소영 [ Yoon, So-young | 한국문화관광연구원 책임연구원 ] 교신저자

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• 간행물명

  가족자원경영과 정책(구 한국가족자원경영학회지) [Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review]

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  계간

• pISSN

  1738-0391

• eISSN

  2713-9662

• 수록기간

  1997~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 590 DDC 640