Regret appraisals, Coping Styles of Regret and Subjective Well-Being in Middle Aged Women

The present study aimed to investigate how different coping styles of regret appraisals and experiences affect subjective well-being in middle aged women. Data was collected from 40–65 year old women residing in D city and K province, using a self-administered questionnaire. For data analysis, SPSS/WIN 21.0 was used to conduct t-tests, ANOVAs, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression analysis. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that life satisfaction, as an aspect of subjective well-being, increased with higher monthly income, lower regret intensity, and greater pursuit of alternative goals. Meanwhile, with psychological well-being, as another aspect of subjective well-being, was found to be positively affected by better perceived health, more rumination on regret, more separation of goals, and greater pursuit of alternative goals.