The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the family of origin variables on marital conflict. Seventy five married couples living together for less than 10 years were chosen from Seoul and Suwon cities. These subjects completed Korea...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the family of origin variables on marital conflict. Seventy five married couples living together for less than 10 years were chosen from Seoul and Suwon cities. These subjects completed Korean Version of Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale II, Individual Separation Scale, Family Rules Scale, Korea Certificated Egogram, and Marital Conflict Scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired-t test, and hierarchical regressions.The results were as follows:First, husbands and wives were different from each other in triangulation, family rules from family of origin and marital conflict. While husbands felt more strongly about their family rules than wives, wives perceived triangulation, and marital conflict higher than husbands.Second, husbands? controlling ego state, individuation, and family rules explained sixteen percents of husbands? marital conflict. Statistically speaking, husbands? controlling ego state positively influenced on husbands? marital conflict. However, both of husbands? and wives? controlling ego states explained twelve percents of wives? marital conflict, and husbands? controlling ego state was statistically significant.주제어(Key Words): 원가족(family of origin), 개인분화(individuation), 부모 자아 상태(parent ego state), 가족규칙(family rules), 부부갈등(marital conflict).