• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.93-112
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• 2017

The adolescent birth rate has doubled in the recent decade. As a result, the Korean government has implemented support for adolescent single-parent families by expanding the scope of coverage of the Single-parent Family Support Act in 2010. In order to understand whether experiences of facility entry programs and the Single-parent Family Support Act for adolescent single-parents were helpful or not, this study verified the relationship to mental health. This study utilized a part of the National Youth Policy Institute's 'Research on the Actual Condition of the Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth and Rearing Children.' Participants of the study were 218 adolescent single-parents at the age of 24 and younger. This study used the research methods of descriptive statistical analysis, ${\chi}^2$test, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance. The findings and discussion of this study are as below: Firstly, the depression level of adolescent single-parents who had been raised by grandparents was higher than other family types to a meaningful standard and adolescent single-parent's cognition of the original family's economic level was related to self-esteem and parenting efficacy. Secondly, the practical single-parent family support policy for adolescent single-parent's pregnancy, birth and rearing children has shown a higher reception rate, and medical service of facility entry programs has a higher satisfaction level. However, some of the facility entry programs and the Single-parent Family Support Act have a low reception rate and it should be considered whether to maintain them or not.Lastly, parts of facility entry programs and the Single-parent Family Support Act for adolescent single-parents have increased self-esteem and parenting efficacy and reduced parenting stress and depression's levels.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.141-163
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• 2016

This study reviews and analyzes the current status and conditions of child-rearing issues related to single-parent families and pinpoints related problems. It undertakes for single-parent families with children in elementary and middle schools to determine limitations that prevent single-parent families from obtaining in existing policies and legislation. The study introduces policy guidelines to ensure childcare for single-parent families. The results are follows. First, the basic policies supporting single-parent families should be broadened to include not only low-income, single-parent families but also higher-income, single-parent families, which would allow all such families to be given first priority at childcare centers. Second, to resolve discrimination and prejudice toward single-parent families, articles about education and single-parent families should be included in the Single-Parent Support Act. Third, substantial and customized support policies tailored to the growth-stages of children are needed. Fourth, programs to improve the relationship between children and single parents should be developed and promoted. Finally, various family types, such as single-father or multi-cultural single-parent families, must be considered.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.363-384
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• 2017

The Korean government implemented better support for adolescent single-parent families by expanding the coverage of the Single-parent Family Support Act in 2010. In order to understand the effect, this study verified the moderating effect of the single-parent family policy's support for child rearing in the context of adolescent female single-parent's stress levels and education sustainability. This study utilized part of the National Youth Policy Institute's 'Research on the Actual Condition of the Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth and Rearing Children'. Participants of the study were 248 adolescent single-parents aged 24 and below. The findings and discussion of this study are as follows. First, the stress level of adolescent female single-parent in continuing studies was lower than those for discontinued studies. Students who discontinued their education in the middle of studies showed an increase in life stress level relative to age because they had a low level of education and had discontinued studies before pregnancy. Second, the public nanny service has been verified as an element to increase the continuation of education by controlling the level of stress. It is advisable to fortify and expand the scope of support for childcare services in the form of a study assistant or child education assistant. Last, adolescent single-parent childcare subsidies have been verified as a direct factor that raised the meaningful level of education continuity potential to a meaningful standard that can be seen as a more effective method than general policy support for single-parent families.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.113-132
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• 2021

지금까지의 한부모가족에 대한 연구들의 대다수는 미혼 한부모가족의 형성사유를 구분하지 않아, 청소년한부모를 특정하여 직접 자료조사를 한 연구는 많지 않다. 본 연구의 목적은 청소년부모의 임신, 출산, 양육이 안전하게 이루어지도록 지원하기 위한 정책 개발의 기초 자료를 청소년부모의 양육과 관련한 실태조사를 통해 얻고자 한다. 그러나 현실적으로 청소년부모를 대상으로 하기에는 어려움이 따르므로 동일한 문제를 내포한 10대에 첫 자녀를 출산한 미혼한부모를 대상으로 선정하였다. 연구목적을 위하여 설정한 연구문제는 '첫째, 이들의 기본적인 특성은 어떠한가. 둘째, 임신에서 양육 초기의 실태는 어떠한가. 셋째, 자녀 양육의 실태는 어떠한가. 넷째, 자립의 가능성은 어떠한가' 이다. 본 연구는 청소년부모의 지원근거를 마련하기 위하여 10대에 첫 자녀를 출산한 미혼한부모를 대상으로 임신에서 출산, 양육초기까지의 일련의 과정을 직접 조사를 통해 탐색한 연구로서 기존의 연구들과 차별점을 갖고 있으며, 비양육자인 자녀의 생부의 역동을 함께 추측할 수 있는 자료를 제시하였다. 또한 저출산의 극복이라는 중차대한 국가의 과업에서 청소년 산모의 건강권을 바탕으로 아동의 건강한 성장을 함께 논의하였다는 점에서 의미가 있다. 자녀를 출산하고 양육하는 일은 개인, 사회가 함께 고민하여야 하며, 그 과정에서 아이 생부에 관한 사회의 무관심을 환기시키고 아이 생부를 양육에 참여할 수 있도록 하는 방향으로의 전환을 모색할 필요가 있다. 청소년부모와 미혼부의 존재를 인정하고 이들을 다양한 가족의 하나로 기능할 수 있도록 하기 위하여 청소년복지지원법과 저출산고령사회기본법에서 청소년부모에 대한 지원의 근거가 명시되어야 하며, 10대의 청소년으로서 부모역할을 수행하는 부모, 한부모들에 대해서는 가정의 형태에 관계없이 이용가능한 시스템의 도입과 10대 부모를 대상으로 하는 자녀양육과 관련한 정보 및 양육프로그램이 전문가에 의해 개발되어야 하며 이를 포괄하는 가족정책의 수립과 가족자원과 지역자원을 적용할 수 있는 더욱 구체적인 후속 연구들이 필요함을 제시하였다.