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An Exploratory Study on Late Parenthood  

Kim, Yong-Mi (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Kyonggi University)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.23, no.6, 2005 , pp. 167-178 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate various assects of late parenthood among Korean parents, including motivation, emotional response, advantages and disadvantages of late parenthood, intimacy, and effects on child. Subjects were IS mothers who gave birth after 35 years old for both mother and father. The study was conducted by means of a questionnaire and an in-depth interview. The most significant reason for late parenthood was found to be a son preference. brothers of the only could expressed very special emotional responses toward the child, compared to those who gave a birth to the second or the third child after 35. Respondents identified advantages and disadvantages of late parenthood in terms of child rare attitudes, maturity, financial conditions, and physical strength. However, most of the respondents would not recommend late parenthood to others. Directions for future research were given in terms of subjects of study, such as parents from rural area, working class, and wide range of ages.
Keywords
late parenthood; family relations; intimacy;
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