한국 부부의 결혼만족에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examines what kind of variations generally affect a couples' marital satisfaction and confirms which factors are the main effect on Korean couples' satisfaction. For this study, the researcher confirms the main factors for Korean couples' marital satisfaction through investigating in three ways. First, 70 variations to marital satisfaction have been confirmed by frequency analysis reference of 202 papers : twelve dissertations, 135 thesis, and 55 academic thesis which have been published in Korea since 1970. Second, to determine the importance of variations which affect on Korean couples' marital satisfaction, reorganized questionnaires of the variations from frequency analysis have been evaluated through 71 family and couple therapists within the clinical field. From the variations evaluated, 7 main factors have been confirmed and classified by factor analysis. Finally, according to the results of factor analysis, 6 main factors which affect on Korean couples' marital satisfaction have been selected with the consultation of five professionals in counseling. The six factors are as follows : communication, relationship with spouse's family of origin, couples' sex life, ways to solve difficulties and conflicts, anger and stress management, sharing of gender roles and child-rearing. We can see through this research that the factors to marital satisfaction are crucial(fundamental and concrete) in forming an intimate relationship for Korean married couples. The concluded factors are satisfying to present age demands of the current generation, and appropriate to Korea culture, and applied objectively into practice. It can be offered as the basic data to organize education programs for improvement in Korean couples' marital satisfaction.