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The Relationships of the Middle-aged Men and Women's Gender-role Identity, Marital Conflict, and Psychological Adjustment (중년기 남녀의 성역할 정체감과 부부갈등 및 심리적 적응의 관계)

  • Lee Eun-A
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.107-126
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships of married middle-aged men and women's gender-role identity, marital conflicts and psychological adjustment. Psychological adjustment was composed of mid life crisis, depression, and perceived happiness. The data of the study were collected from 397 married, middle aged men and women from 40 years to 59 years-old by using self-administered questionnaire method. The results showed that gender role identity was different according to sex. In addition, women's perceived level of marital conflict was found to be significantly different according to their gender role identity, indicating that androgynous women reported the lowest level of marital conflict. However, men's gender role conflict was not related to their marital conflict. Furthermore, men's psychological adjustment level was not different according to their gender role identity, while women's psychological adjustment differed, indicating that androgynous women reported the lowest level of psychological adjustment and the undifferentiated women the highest level of psychological adjustment. Finally, the result indicated that for both men and men, marital conflict were positively correlated with mid-crisis and depression, and negatively related with happiness.

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The Influence of Family Resilience upon the Perception of Family Stress -Focusing on Married Middle aged Men- (가족탄력성이 가족스트레스 인지에 미치는 영향 -기혼 중년남성 중심으로-)

  • Lee, Heeyun;Park, Jeongyun;Cho, Youhyun
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.39-56
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the resilience of families of middle-aged married men upon the perception of family stress. The subjects were 301 married men age 40.54 living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, Korea. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling method and a convenience sampling method. The data were statistically processed using the SPSS 18.0 program. First, participants who perceived family stress less and had higher family resilience tended to be better educated, have higher average family incomes, have permanent employment, be religious, and have no experience of unemployment. Participants who had low-paying, physical labor-based jobs or who were contract workers perceived family stress more and had lower family resilience. Second, among the variables that affected family resilience, those that most influenced the perceptual extent of family stress were the sense of belief system's family control, having a positive perspective, flexibility with regard to morality, religion, and organizational patterns, connectivity, family resources, communication-oriented mutual cooperative problem-solving, and emotional response. Third, the influence of family resilience upon the perception of family stress measured at 44.2% based on regression analysis and was statistically significant (F=4.606, ***p<.001).

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The Relationship between Sexual Intimacy and Marital Satisfaction of Married Middle-aged Men and Women: The Moderating Effect of Speaking and Listening in Couple Communication (기혼 중년남녀의 성적친밀감이 결혼만족도에 미치는 영향: 부부간 의사소통의 듣기와 말하기의 조절효과)

  • Shon Kang Suk;Ju Young Ah
    • Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.697-718
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of couple communication(speaking and listening) in relationships between sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction of married middle-aged men and women. The results of this study are as follows. First, marital satisfaction, sexual intimacy, and speaking of couple communication were found to have significant positive correlation. Speaking and listening of couple communication appeared to have significant positive correlation with marital satisfaction. Secondly, sexual intimacy significantly predicted the marital satisfaction. Third, speaking and listening of couple communication significantly predicted the marital satisfaction. Fourth, speaking of couple communication in relationships between sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction did not show a moderating effect. Listening of couple communication in relationships between sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction showed a moderating effect. Through this results, we discussed the need for intervention on the potential use of sexual intimacy and listening of couple communication proved as a moderating variable in counseling and couple counseling program for married middle-aged men and women

A Study on Social Networks and Psychological Well-being of Middle-aged Men (중년기 남성의 사회관계망과 심리적 복지감)

  • 이기숙;김현지
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.40 no.6
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    • pp.133-144
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the social networks and its relationship with the psychological well-being of middle-aged men. The participants were 314 men who were married living in Pusan, aged between 40 and 59, having occupation and children. Data were collected by questionnaire which consists of Social Networks Scale and Psychological Well-being Scale. The major results of the study were summarized as follows; First, the range of the social contact with men's own kin was wider than women's. In the contact frequency of midge-aged men, primary networks were shown more frequent contact than the secondary networks. In the characteristics of interactive function of social networks, kinship of the middle- aged men, their partners and friendship networks were the most important among the six networks, which agrees the fact that kin are still the primary source of social support. Second, the level of psychological well-being was lower than family-related satisfaction and work-related satisfaction. In the work-related satisfaction, the level of job satisfaction was lower than the other sub-categories. Psychological well-being of middle-aged men were affected by Social economic status as well.

The Impact of the Personality on the Adjustment in Mid-Life (성격특성에 따른 중년기의 적응에 관한 연구 -성역할 정체감과 내외통제적 성격을 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Hyun-Wha;Cho, Byung-Eun
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.10 no.1 s.19
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    • pp.207-228
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    • 1992
  • This study investigated the relationship between personality characteristics of individual and adjustment in the mid-life. The subjects of the study consisted of 374 married persons(185 men and 189 women) who live in Seoul and are 40 to 50 years old and whose last child is in middle school. Bem's short form BSRI, Rotter(1966)'s Internal-External Scale and Hayes & Stinnett(1977)'s MYLSS were used as measurements tools. The major results of the study were summarized as follows ; 1) While sex-role identity of middle aged men appeared in the follwing order ; Androgynous, masculine, undifferentiated, feminine, sec-role identity of middle aged women appeared in the following order ; Undifferentiated, androgynous, feminine, masculine. Both men and women had the moderate scores on the locus of control. The middle aged expressed a moderate level of life satisfaction with middle aged men reporting significantly a higher life satisfaction than did women. 2) Socio-demographic variables such as age, education, occuption and income have turned out to be significant on the life satisfaction of middle aged men. As for the life satisfacton of middle aged women, age, education, husband's occuption and religon had significant influences However, employment status of women, family structure, marital duration, number of child, status of last child, status of first child had no significant influences on Mid-life satisfaction. 3) Mid-life satisfaction of men and women was influenced significantly by sex-role identity and internal-external locus of control. Those men described as masculine and those women androgynous in the sex-role identity had the highest life satisfaction. On the other hand those of undifferentiated in the sex-role identity had the lowest life satisfaction. High levels of internal control were associated with high levels of life satisfaction. 4) The variables affecting the life satisfaction of middle aged men and women were education, income, sex-role identity, internal control. These 4 variables explained 27% of the life satisfaction of middle aged men and 24% of the life satisfaction of middle aged women.

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The Effects of Family Life Stress and Family Values on Marital Stability among Middle-Aged Couples (중년기 기혼남녀의 가족생활 스트레스, 가족가치관이 결혼안정성에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Ju-Hee
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.17-32
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of family life stress and family values on marital stability among middle-aged couples. The subjects included a total of 302 men and women aged 45-64 who had been married for more than 20 years and were living in Seoul. The collected data were statistically analyzed with the SPSS 21.0 Package. First, Cronbach's alpha was calculated to measure the reliability of the scale that assessed the variables of the research model. Then, mean and standard deviation were calculated to determine the degrees of family life stress, family values, and marital stability among the subjects. Finally, a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to identify factors that affected the subjects' marital stability. The results revealed that the level of family life stress in middle-aged married men and women was slightly higher than the mean value. Of all the sub-scales of family life stress, the subjects were found to experience the most stress from factors related to financial pressure, followed by family relationships, a sense of loss within a family, and work-family compatibility. Therefore, financial problems were one of the critical stressors for middle-aged married couples. Also, for this demographic, the levels of family values and marital stability were higher than the medians. The factors affecting marital stability in middle-aged couples were identified to be family relationship stress, financial stress, subjective economic status, family values, stress related to work-familycompatibility,religion,andage.Thedegreeofmaritalstabilitywashigherinmiddle-agedcouplesa stheirstresslevelsfromfamilyrelationshipsandfinancialproblemswerelower.Moreover,thehigherthes ubjectiveeconomicstatusandthemoretraditionalthefamilyvalues,thehigherthedegreeofmaritalstabili ty.Finally,marriedcoupleswhowerereligioushadalowerlevelofstressfromwork-family compatibility, and the younger the couples, the higher the degree of marital stability.

Factors Influencing the of Middle-Aged Men the NCSP(National Cancer Screening Program) (중년남성의 국가암 검진수검 관련요인)

  • Park, Geum-Ja;Lim, Kyoung-Min;Kim, Sook-Nam
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.51-61
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    • 2016
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to find factors influencing compliance with the national cancer screening program in middle-aged men. Methods : The data were collected from July 28, to October 31, 2015. Total subjects were 615 middle-aged men living in Busan. Results : The Rate of compliance with the NCSP(National Cancer Screening Program) for middle-aged men was 52.2%. There were significant differences in the compliance with the NCSP for the following barrier of exam(${\chi}^2=7.327$, p=.007), self-efficacy(${\chi}^2=23.074$, p<.001), age(${\chi}^2=38.823$, p<.001), marital status(${\chi}^2=19.012$, p<.001), cancer diagnosis in family(${\chi}^2=7.615$, p=.006), smoking(${\chi}^2=9.012$, p=.011), drinking(${\chi}^2=7.073$, p=.008), exercise(${\chi}^2=14.615$, <.001). Factors influencing the rate of compliance for the NCSP in middle-aged men were self-efficacy, age, marital status, exercise, and cancer diagnosis in family. Conclusion: To increase the rate of compliance to the NCSP in middle-aged men it is necessary to elevate the self-efficacy. Additional more positive support needed in men who are younger have no cancer diagnosis in their family are smokers and not m married encourage and improvve paticipation in the examination.

Development of the Structural Model of Middle-aged Men's Subjective Quality of Life (중년남성의 주관적 삶의 질 모형 구축)

  • Ha, Tae Hi
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.125-135
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to construct and test a structural equation model of subjective quality of life in middle-aged men. The participants were 493 middle-aged men. Data were collected from September 10 to October 31, 2011. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0 and AMOS 19.0. Self-esteem, social support, family communication showed direct and indirect effect on subjective quality of life for middle-aged married men, and job satisfaction showed a direct effect on subjective quality of life. The structural regression model of middle-aged men's subjective quality of life was a good fit with the model. These results indicate that it is necessary to design intervention programs to increase self-esteem, social support, family communication and job satisfaction in order to increase middle-aged men's subjective quality of life.

Family Life Prospect of the Middle-Aged and Its Implications for Family Policy toward Centenarian Society (중년기 기혼남녀의 100세 사회 가족생활 전망과 가족정책에의 함의점)

  • Cho, Hee-Keum;Kim, Seon-Mi;Lee, Seung Mee;Sung, Miai;Chin, Meejung;Lee, Hyunah
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.151-166
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    • 2014
  • This study attempted to explore how middle aged married men and women prospected a Centenarian society and what implications their prospect cast for family policy. We conducted focus group interviews with five groups in order to identify their subjective prospects on marital relations, parent-child relations, caregiving from family or institutions, and alternative living arrangement. From those interviews, we found that married men and women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s possessed ambivalent attitudes toward their marital relationship, either acknowledging an importance of marital relationship or accepting long-standing disrespectful marital relationship. They also had a dualistic perspective on parent-child relationship, accepting parental responsibility for children and even grand-children but maintaining low expectations for children. What they needed was age appropriate opportunities for work or leisure and better community services and facilities. These results showed that the middle-aged was concerned experiencing unprecedented family situations. They needed family life education and services in order to adapt to the Centenarian society. Since family policy has viewed this age group out of service target, programs and services have been underdeveloped for this group. Expecting a Centenarian society however, we need to expand the boundary of family policy and take a new perspective. We need to develop and implement marital education programs, community-based self-care services, and age-appropriated opportunities for work, leisure, and social relations.

The Prospects of the Married Men and Women in their 50s and 60s about their Future Coresident Family Members, Caregivers, and Residence (50~60대 기혼 남녀의 노년기 가족생활 전망:동거 가족, 돌봄자, 거주지 전망과 관련된 요인 탐색)

  • Chin, Meejung;Sung, Miai;Byun, Joosoo
    • 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.