*서일대학교 간호학과, †고려대학교 간호대학
*Seoil Junior College, Depatrment of Nursing, †Korea University, College of Nursing
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between quality of life, emotional condition, stress of the middle-aged women with a senior preparing a college entrance examination in high school in order to have a high quality of life. Method: The subjects of this study were 410 middle aged women. The data were collected from structured questionnaire. Data was collected from September 5 to October 26, 2005. Result: The relationship between stress and feeling regarding a life/ life satisfaction revealed a negative significant correlation (r=−0.341, p<.0001)/(r=−0,312, p<.0001). The relationship between stress and emotional condition revealed a positive significant correlation (r=0,504, p<.0001). The relationship between feeling regarding a life and life satisfaction revealed a positive significant correlation (r=0.242, p<.0001). The relationship between emotional condition and feeling regarding a life/ life satisfaction revealed a negative significant correlation (r=−0.471, p<.0001)/(r=−0.344, p<.0001). Conclusion: Stress of the Middle-aged Women with a senior preparing a college entrance examination might be related to feeling regarding a life, life satisfaction and emotional condition. (Korean J Str Res 2008;16:29∼37)