• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.119-132
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to examine by how much variables influence the implementation of manners. In addition, subjective and objective variables and the relationship between the implementation of manners and the satisfaction felt in family life as a general has been examined. In total, 338 middle-aged married women were studied to serve as a data sources. The major findings of this study are indicated as follows: 1. It was discovered that there was a high level of manner implementation among the middle-aged married women studied. The variables that affected this level were as follows: educational experience in manner-uplifting courses, self-esteem, and humanism preference orientation. 2. On the level of satisfaction with family life as a general, the study showed reasonable standards. The following variables affected this level: the average monthly income of family, whether or not the women are employed, religious obligations, self-esteem, humanism preference orientation, manners within the family life itself, manners in ancestral services, and manners in communications. It was clear however that the implementation of manners in general played an important role in the amelioration of the level of satisfaction felt with family life.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.79-90
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• 1998

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the level of the soundness of home life. This study was focused to analyze the soundness of home life according to the objective variables and the psychological variables. It was not also to provide some fundamental information that helped to elevate the home life soundness, but also to prevent family problems. The subjects of this study was married female teachers living in Seoul area. The sample size was 237. The significant results were as follows: 1) The soundness of home life differed significantly according to age, income, the number of children, and family pattern among the objective variables. 2) The soundness of home life differed significantly according to self-actualization and internal-external of control. 3) The variables such as income, self-actualization and internal-external of control affected the soundness of home life.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.27-41
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• 2014

This study attempted to explain how middle-aged married men and women prospected their family life in terms of their future coresident family members, caregivers, and residence, and what factors were associated with these prospects. The prospects reflected their realistic expectation rather than their preference based on their current life situations. Data were drawn from a survey of 800 married men and women in their 50s and 60s in Seoul and Gyunggi-do. Following previous research, we examined how resources (age, sex, health status, spouse's health status, number of children, current living arrangement, and household income), subjective perception on their responsibility for their parents and children, and relational satisfaction with their spouse and with their children were associated with the prospect. The results showed that these factors were associated with the prospect which is with whom they would live, who would care for them, and where they would live in different ways. The resources were more likely to be associated with the prospect on coresident family members and residence. The perceptions on responsibility were more likely to be associated with the prospect on caregivers. The relational satisfaction was more likely to be associated with the prospect on coresident members. These results underscored that the characteristics of caregiving and family life would change in 10-20 years. Family policymakers need to take these changes into consideration as they deal with issues of family policy.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.83-94
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• 1997

This article aims to investigate the perceptions of mistreatment of elderly among the married men and women. The subjects of this study are 291 married men and women. The major finding is that the increased stress of caregiver may lead to elder abuse of neglect. According to the above finding, it may be appropriate to offer various assistance to the suspected abuser. That is, education, couseling and social support services may help alleviate the caregiving stress contributing to the mistreatment.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.51-66
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to explore the mother and daughter-in-laws relationship perceived by married man playing the role of eldest son. This study relied on the qualitative research method in order to approach the most inside of the very complicate and delicate human relationship such as mother and daughter-in-laws one. The data for this study was collected by the depth interviews. The finding was that married man perceived mother and daughter-in-laws relationship as a competitive relationship between women.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.61-74
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• 1992

The purpose of this study is to identify a typology of urban marred women's leisure activities based on participation data. The survey of this research was conducted by means of interview with 606 married women in Seoul. The instruments of the survey sere questionnaire including a leisure participation scale. Data were analysed by means of the statistic of frequency. percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and factor analysis ,using the SPSS-X and SPSS/PC+ programs. The result was that the leisure activities of urban married women could be grouped into 5 factors; self-developing , family-oriented. religious-social, sociable, and time-spending activities For further researches, we suggested several proposals.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.191-203
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship among the identity, lifestyle and satisfaction with family resources of rural married persons. The subjects of this study were 435 married women and men in Ansung. The major findings were as follows: 1. The identity of rural married persons was significantly different depending on their gender and educational level. 2. Their lifestyle was significantly different depending on their gender, educational level, job, the type of dwelling, and family income. 3. Their satisfaction with family resources was significantly different depending on their educational level, job, the type of dwelling, and family income. 4. There was positive correlation among their identity, lifestyle and satisfaction with family resources of the rural married persons.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.141-156
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• 2004

This study was intended to find out the differences of characteristics between the married women who were participating in the voluntary activities and those who were not. Based on the review of various theories on the volunteerism, the three variable groups - demographic, psychosocial and family related- were identified as the possible factors which differentiate the characteristics of those two groups. The results were as follows 1) Significant group differences were found in the age, the last child's age, education, income, sense of health, religion, the degree of religious activities, leisure satisfaction and type of leisures. 2) Married women participating in the voluntary activities showed more sociable, higher sense of responsibility to the society and more distinct feeling of social identity. 3) Family -related variables such as family function, type of family, the degree of socialization in the family and experiences and quality of contact with successful volunteers were found to be closely related to the married women's participation in the voluntary activities.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.101-112
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• 1993

The purpose of this study is to examine the real life of married women employed in a manufacturing industry by analysis patterns of their time use. Data for 172 married working women were gathered from the use of face-to-face interview method. The results were shown as follows; 1) Married female production workers spend 8 hours 44 minutes a weekday, and 10 hours 39 minutes a Sunday on physiological activities, and on socio-cultural activities 1 hour 50 minutes(weekday), 5 hours 30 minutes (sunday). 10 hours 22 minutes, 2 hours 23 minutes were consumed for the employed time compared to 3 hours 4 minutes, 5 hours 28 minutes for household labor. 2) Married working women's employed labor time is excessively too long while for leisure and house work time is too short, which means the patterns of their time use are very unbalanced type.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.27-38
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between spouses and the relationship of irrational belief and marital satisfaction of newly married couples. The data were collected from 121 pairs of newly married couples by using self-administered questionnaire method. Results of paired t-tests showed that the degrees of irrational belief of wives were higher than those of their husbands, and that wives'marital satisfaction were lower than their husbands'. Correlational analyses indicated that irrational belief of both husbands and wives were negatively correlated with marital satisfaction of them, respectively. It was also found that marital satisfaction were significantly different across the differences in irrational belief between spouses. These results were discussed in terms of implications for the family life education for newly married couples and/or premarital couples.