• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.1-14
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the present workfamily balance policy and suggest a vision for moving forward. First, this study identified the scope of the workfamily balance policy and assessed the importance of this policy in relation to other family-related policies. Second, we evaluated the workfamily balance policy from the perspective of family resource management. Third, we suggested orientations and strategies for better policymaking from this same viewpoint.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.17-29
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• 2000

The purpose of this study were to make a comparison with the lifestyle and level of family resources’perception between the adolescent and their parents. Data for this study were collected from 732 cases including the middle school students and their parents(302), the high school students and their parents(284) and the university student and their parents(146). The SPSS software program and statistics such as frequencies, paired t-test, factor analysis and Chronbach’s α were employed to analyze the data for this study. The major findings of this study were as follows: 1. The score of Identity is shown higher to the groups of the parents than the groups of the adolescent. 2. The group of adolescent have a tendency to lead the fashion and life the Western style, while on the other hand the group of their parent have a tendency to save and be responsible their life. 3. The score of family resources’perception is shown higher to the groups of the parents than the groups of the adolescent.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.59-77
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• 2010

This research evaluated the present condition of the family voluntary service group and healthy family campaign, which was being carried out as one of the healthy family culture businesses of the Healthy Family-Support Center. Furthermore, it suggests ways to improve these business activities. Research centered on the analysis of business documents created between December 2006 and November 2007. The results were as follows. First, the family voluntary service group and the healthy family campaign business in the Center must be able to have specificity or individuality. Second, the Center must manage the scale, frequency, and contents of the businesses systematically. Third, the businesses must concern themselves with family life in general, make better use of the advisory committee or steering committee, concern variety of business performing system.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.117-130
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• 2003

This study investigates the literatures of leisure function and resource of the elderly to consider deeply the meaning of their leisure. In conclusion, this study presents the leisure of the elderly has both of positive and negative functions individually, socially and economically and they have the resources of individual, human and social as the usable resources for leisure but each of resources has disturbing restrictions. On the actual condition of elderly's leisure activity, they enjoy negatively like a watching TV and the using rate of leisure facilities is lower than other age groups.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.123-141
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• 2010

Considering recent changes in care policies for children and the elderly, this study assumed that the familialistic characteristics of the welfare state in Korea might differ from those of the past. In order to explore the direction of change in familialism, this study focused on care policies for children under six and for the elderly who are sixty-five and over. Applying Leitner's four types of familialism-implicit familialism, explicit familialism, optional familialism, and de-familialism-to the study, it analyzed both familialization care policies, such as paid parental leave, homecare allowance, tax credit, and de-familialization care policies, including service provision and subsidies. The results of the study showed that care policy for children under 6 displayed the characteristics of "optional familialism," while care policy for the elderly reflected "de-familialism."

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.43-60
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to examine characteristics of unpaid family workers in family-owned businesses and to determine factors associated with their job satisfaction. Analyses of unpaid family workers from whom Korea Labor and Income Panel Study(KLIP) gathered data in 2000 were used to accomplish this. According to these analyses, the important factors in predicting job satisfaction are the age of unpaid family worker, household income, hours of work in a week size of family-owned business, and job classification.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.17-35
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• 2014

This study analyzes the transition of the Family-Friendly Index from 2007 to 2012. This index was developed using a questionnaire survey that is distributed to listed companies and public institutions every year by the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family(MOGEF) and the Family-Friendly Support Center. The Family-Friendly Index contains an introduction to and the practical use of family-friendly regulations and programs, such as flexible working systems, parental leave, family leave, EAP, and family-friendly culture. The number of companies involved in the Family-Friendly Index is increasing every year, and has increased from 41.7 in 2007 to 58.9 in 2012. In particular, family-friendly companies testimonialized by the MOGEF are using more family-friendly programs than other company.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.41-56
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of economic status on the difficulties of family life focusing on the mediating effects of family communication and family ties. A total of 386 people were surveyed, and data from 352 were used for the actual data analysis. For the analysis, technical statistical analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and a Sobel test were conducted. The results were as follows.: First, the correlation analysis confirmed that there are statistically significant correlations among the economic status of households, family communication, family ties, and the difficulties of family life. Second, the economic status of households directly influences the difficulties of family by mediating family communication and family ties. This study identified that family communication and family ties affect the improvement of difficulties in family life. It suggests that improving economic status, promoting communication among family members, and strengthening family ties can help solve the difficulties of family life.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.83-97
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• 2019

This study aims to analyze the elements to enhance and activate the quality of life by establishment of family-friendly environment through face-to-face interviews in family-friendly certified firms in UIsan. As a result, its activation is possible when each party of companies- employees-government tries to change, and its main elements and outcomes are as follows. First, 'management philosophy of the company representative' showed to directly affect development of flat organization culture and system activation, with respect to the companies. Second for employees, 'value changes to prioritize work-life balance' demonstrated to affect the utilizations and establishment of family-friendly systems within the organization as the critical element. Lastly, it is considered for government to be able to activate this if 'delivery system with professionality' is secured to help 'legalization of policy,' company productivity, and work-life balance of employees. On the other hand, further studies on the elements to be able to activate family-friendly certifications and analysis on its justification are required by expanding the number of companied in Ulsan.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.83-94
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to analyze the positive effect of family leisure in human life. We adopted ecological-system approach, theory of structure to family life and analyzed meaning of leisure through the interdisplinary approaches. Family leisure has not only positive effect on home but also it’s subsystem. Consequently, family leisure as vital power of living contributes to the advancement of life quality.