• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.39-62
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• 2018

This study examined the effect of intergenerational support provided by husbands and wives to their parents and vice versa on marital satisfaction of grown-up children. The study consisted of 229 married men and 319 married women in Korea and 220 married men and 249 married women in Japan. EASS2006 data were used in the analysis. Among Korean males, scores for marital satisfaction were highest among those who frequently offered financial support to their own parents and their spouse's parents. Among Korean females, scores for marital satisfaction were highest among those who offered daily support to their own parents. Among males and females, scores for marital satisfaction were highest among those who frequently received financial support from the husband's parents. In the case of Japanese males, scores for marital satisfaction were highest among those who no provided daily support to their own parents and to their spouse's parents.