• Human Ecology Research
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.369-386
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine which aspects of coresident intergenerational relationships were associated with the life satisfaction of unmarried children in established adulthood and of their parents. In this study, the coresident relationship characteristics included support exchange, emotion, interference-conflict, and perceptions of coresidence. Data were collected from (a) 250 never-married adults who were 35+ years old and lived in Seoul with at least one parent aged 75 years or younger and (b) 250 older adults who were 75 years old or younger and had at least one unmarried child aged 35+ years living in the same household. Our multiple regression analysis of unmarried children showed that the adult child's financial support, the adult child's psychological reliance on parents, the parent's psychological reliance on the child, and relationship quality were significantly related to higher levels of life satisfaction. In contrast, the parent's daily interference, daily conflicts, and anticipation of future care of parents were related to lower levels of life satisfaction. Second, the characteristics that were positively associated with the parent's life satisfaction were the parent's instrumental support, relationship quality, the coresident child's daily interference, positive perceptions of intergenerational coresidence, and expectation of future care of parents. In contrast, the parent's financial support, daily conflicts with the child, and taking intergenerational coresidence for granted were negatively related to the parent's life satisfaction. This study advances our understanding of coresidence between unmarried children in established adulthood and their older parents by focusing on the multiple aspects of intergenerational coresidence.

• 한국가족관계학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.129-147
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• 2016

Objective: This study examined the role of siblings with respect to living arrangements between married children and their parents. Previous studies have rarely considered the possibility that family context such as siblings may be associated with intergenerational residential proximity. Method: Using data from first wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2006), I investigated if, among married children, their sibling characteristics may be associated with the probability of their coresiding with the parent(s), living nearby (within a 30-minute distance from parent(s) by public transportation), or living further away. Specifically, the total numbers of sisters and brothers, the numbers of siblings coresiding with the parent(s) and living nearby, their relative position in the sibling network (first-born son, later-born son, first-born daughter, later-born daughter), and sibship existence and gender configurations (only child, son with brother(s) only, son with sister(s) only, son with both brother(s) and sister(s), daughter with brother(s) only, daughter with sister(s) only, daughter with both brother(s) and sister(s)) were evaluated in the study. For data analysis, multinomial logit models with robust standard errors were estimated using the Stata mlogit procedure. Results: Results suggest that the probability of a married child living together with the parent(s), relative to living close by, was significantly higher the more sisters he or she has. Being a son, especially first-born son, was associated with a higher probability of intergenerational coresidence compared to near residence, respectively. Also, the numbers of siblings coresiding with the parent(s) and living in close proximity were linked to a higher risk of intergenerational coresidence and near residence. Supplementary analyses revealed that the last finding was held over and above the total number of siblings, their relative position in the sibling network, as well as sibling existence and gender configurations. Conclusion: Overall, the study findings indicate that sibling characteristics have significant impacts on intergenerational living arrangement. The influence of traditional patrilineal norm of intergenerational coresidence and a trend towards modified extended family have emerged when siblings characteristics are taken into consideration as determinants of intergenerational living arrangement.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.105-118
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• 2015

This study examined whether structural (coresidence, proximity) and associational (frequency of face-to-face contact, frequency of contact via phone, email or letter) solidarity between adult children and older parents may influence older parents' cognitive functioning. Adult children may help delay older parents' cognitive decline by promoting healthier lifestyle, engaging parents in complex everyday problem solving, and providing emotional support. The data consisted of men and women 65+ at Wave 1 who had at least one child 20+ and participated in at least two waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA, N=3,961). Cognitive functioning was measured with the Korean version of the Mini Mental State Examination. Fixed effects models were estimated using the xtreg procedure in STATA. Findings suggest that increases in proximity with at least one adult child may lead to enhanced cognitive functioning among older parents. Neither transitioning to coresidence with at least one adult child nor increases in frequency of contact with at least one non-resident adult child was associated with changes in older parents' cognitive functioning. With older parents' increasing preference for living close by, but not necessarily living with adult children, greater proximity may provide more opportunities for reciprocal support exchanges between the two generations, leading to better cognitive functioning of older parents.

• 한국인구학
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.55-72
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• 2012

일본의 성인자녀와 노부모간 관계에 대한 연구에서 기혼여성과 이들의 친정부모간의 관계에 대한 연구는 충분히 축적되지 못한 실정이다. 이 연구는 세대간 동거여부와 대화빈도를 통해 이러한 세대관계를 접근하고 있다. 일본 기혼여성과 친정부모간 세대관계는 기혼여성들의 배우자, 자녀, 형제자매, 시부모 그리고 친정부모의 상황에 따라 차별적이라는 예측이 가능하다. 이를 위해 <일본 2003년도 제2회 전국가족조사>를 이용해 친정부모와 시부모 양가의 일원이 모두 생존해 있는 30~40대 기혼여성을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 친정부모와 동거할 확률(시부모와의 동거를 통제한 상태)은 부인의 형제자매수가 많을수록 낮게 나타났다. 특히 남자형제가 있는 경우 친정부모와의 동거확률은 두드러지게 낮았다. 이와 함께 친정부모 모두가 생존한 경우보다는 친정아버지만 생존한 경우에 해당 동거확률이 높게 나타났다. 친정부모와의 대화빈도(친정부모와의 동거여부를 통제한 상태)는 시부모와 동거하는 경우에 낮았으며, 형제자매수가 많을수록 낮았다. 한편, 해당 대화빈도는 친정부모 중 한 분만 생존한 경우에 높게 나타났다. 또한, 남편보다 부인의 학력이 높거나 친정부모에 대한 남편의 태도에 만족하는 경우에 친정부모와의 대화빈도가 높게 나타났다. 형제자매수가 많으면 동거가능성도 낮아지지만 대화빈도도 낮아지는 결과는 형제자매간에 세대간 동거나 대화가 어느 정도 분담되고 있음을 의미한다. 한편, 홀로된 친정부모와의 동거가능성이 높고 대화빈도가 많은 점은 노부모에 대한 다양한 지원과 자녀로서의 마음쓰임을 보여준다. 친정부모와의 대화빈도가 시부모와의 동거여부 그리고 부부간 학력차이나 남편의 친정부모에 대한 태도 등에 따라 달라진다는 점은 기혼여성들이 시부모와 남편의 영향에서 자유롭지 못함을 시사한다. 이상의 결과들은 기혼여성들의 세대간 관계를 분석하는 작업에서 다양한 가족관계를 동시에 고찰하고 고민할 필요성을 제기한다.

• 한국가족관계학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.123-141
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• 2016

Objective: This study examined correlates of residential proximity between parents and non-coresident married children. A majority of existing studies on intergenerational living arrangement has focused on exploring factors that are associated with intergenerational coresidence only, despite an increasing number of parents and children who do not live together but close by. Because residential proximity facilitates frequent contacts and support exchanges between the two generations, it is important to understand its correlates. Method: The data were drawn from first wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA, 2006), a nationally representative sample of adults 45 years or older and their spouses. The analytic sample consisted of 3,950 parents with 10,946 non-coresident married children. Both regression with robust standard errors and sibling fixed effects regression models were estimated using the reg and xtreg procedures in STATA. Results: Younger, less depressed, and more physically impaired parents lived closer to at least one of their married children (within a 30-minute distance by public transportation). Fathers (compared to mothers), parents living in cities (compared to those living in rural areas), parents with at least one co-resident child or fewer numbers of married children tended to have at least one married child living nearby. With regard to child characteristics, married children who were less educated, homeowners, and had more children lived closer to their parents. Also, sons (compared to daughters) lived in closer distance to their parents. Conclusion: Overall, findings suggest that intergenerational residential proximity may primarily be motivated by the childcare needs of married children or parents' needs for assistance with functional impairment. Also, the traditional patrilineal norms of intergenerational support may still be a critical factor in residential decisions as observed in the difference between married sons and daughters in proximity to their parents.

• 한국노년학
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.503-518
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• 2007

노인은 자녀로부터 일방적으로 지원을 받는 것이 아니라 자녀에게 지원을 하기도 하는 호혜적인 교환을 한다. 이러한 세대간 지원교환의 호혜성은 건강, 경제력 같은 노인의 역량뿐만 아니라 노인이 자녀들과 맺고 있는 관계적 속성에 의해서 다양하게 구조화된다. 호혜성의 다양성이 어떤 요인들에 의해서 결정되는지를 설명하기 위해서 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 수집된 서울의 65세 이상 노인 730명을 분석하였다. 분석결과는 노부모-자녀의 관계적 속성이 지원교환의 호혜성에 독립적인 영향을 미치고, 자녀와 동거여부, 자녀수, 접촉빈도의 순으로 중요하다. 자녀와 동거하지 않는 노부모는 신체적 지원에서는 자녀로부터 지원을 받는 경향을 보이지만, 경제적 지원에서는 오히려 자녀를 지원하는 양상을 보인다. 자녀수와 접촉빈도는 노인이 자녀로부터 지원을 받도록 하는 쪽으로 영향을 미친다. 노인이 선호하는 아들유무는 커다란 관련성이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 노인의 역량 중에서 건강상태는 신체적 지원은 물론이고 정서적 및 재정적 지원교환에도 모두 결정적으로 중요하지만, 경제력은 재정적 지원교환에만 관련되어 있다. 세대지원의 호혜성에 가장 결정적인 요인은 노부모의 건강 상태이며, 노부모는 부모로서의 역할과 의무로 받아들여 자녀에 대한 지원을 계속하게 된다.