30 Generation Wives' Consciousness of Value to Housework and Their Performance of Housework and Family Life Satisfaction

30대 주부의 가사노동 수행과 가정생활만족도에 영향을 미치는 변인

The major questions of this study are whether and how the consciousness of value to housework and the performance of housework are related to the family life satisfaction in young housewives. The major findings are as follows : 1. The significant variables influencing the housewives' ability to perform housework are the age of the youngest child and degree of their consciouness of value to housework. 2. The degree of young housewives' preference for housework may be influenced by the monthly income of their household, the area in which each of them lives, and the degree of their consciousness of value to housework. 3. The amount of the time that young housework perform housework can influenced by the age of their youngest child, the area in which each them lives, whether they are employed, and the degree of their consciousness of value to housework. Whether a young housewife is employed or not is epecially the most influential variable even among those significant variables stated above.