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Adult Children's Perception of Types of Relationships with Elderly Parents

성인자녀가 지각하는 노부모와의 관계유형에 관한 연구

  • An, Jeong-Shin (Dept. of Child and Family, Pusan National University) ;
  • Mun, Jung-Hee (Dept. of Child and Family, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jeong, Yeo-Jin (Institute for Social Science Research, Pusan National University) ;
  • Chong, Young-Sook (Dept. of Psychology, Pusan National University)
  • 안정신 (부산대학교 아동가족학과) ;
  • 문정희 (부산대학교 아동가족학과) ;
  • 정여진 (부산대학교 사회과학연구원) ;
  • 정영숙 (부산대학교 심리학과)
  • Received : 2014.11.09
  • Accepted : 2014.12.18
  • Published : 2015.02.27
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Abstract

This study explores the types of relationships between 410 adult children and their elderly parents based of exchange theory and the Konstanz model. In terms of the exchange of emotional, instrumental, and economic support based on exchange theory, the types of relationships identified included "support offers," "reciprocity," and "support benefits." In terms of conflict, intimacy, support offers, support benefits, and support obligations for adult children based on the Konstanz model, the type of relationships with the father included "an intimate exchange," "conflictual distance," "a conflictual sense of duty," and "a flexible exchange." The type of relationships with the mother included "an intimate exchange," "conflictual distance," "separate distance," and "a conflictual offer." There were no distinct characteristics of relationship types based on exchange theory. However, there were differences in characteristics of relation types based on the Konstanz model by gender. These results have important implications with respect to the Western model.

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