This study was carried out on the Korean fathers of multicultural families in order to investigate the correlation between their perceived family-of-origin experiences, marital satisfaction, parenting efficacy and the factors affecting their parenting...
This study was carried out on the Korean fathers of multicultural families in order to investigate the correlation between their perceived family-of-origin experiences, marital satisfaction, parenting efficacy and the factors affecting their parenting efficacy. The subjects of the research are 203 Korean fathers of multicultural families with children residing in Gyeonggi, Chungnam and Jeonbuk provinces. The main criteria of examining the subjects are family-of-origin health scale, attachment to parents of the family-of-origin scale, marital satisfaction scale and parenting efficacy scale. Analytical methods such as data analysis, frequency analysis, t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis are utilized in order to conduct the research.
The results of this study are as follows:
First of all, the family-of-origin experience of the fathers of the multicultural families varies significantly depending on the level of education, religion, average monthly wage level, family type of the fathers of the multicultural families. Furthermore, the marital satisfaction of the fathers from the multicultural families differs considerably relying on their age, education level, religion, average income, jobs and their spouses’ Korean communication ability. Their parenting efficacy also reveals great difference according to the aforementioned factors.
Second, the analysis of the correlation between the variables shows positive correlations between their family-of-origin experience and marital satisfaction, between their family-of-origin experience and parenting efficacy as well as between their marital satisfaction and parenting efficacy.
Lastly, the test effect of related variables on the parenting efficacy of the fathers of the family-of-origin, attachment to the fathers of the family-of-origin and marital satisfaction turns out to bring out significant impacts on the parenting efficacy of the fathers of the multicultural families. Namely, the higher parenting efficacy of the multicultural families is derived from the more stable relationship with the fathers of the family-of-origin and the higher marital satisfaction.
This study attempts to promote understanding of the fathers of multicultural families and to provide empirical data of the paternal education and their spouses in the multicultural families. The outcome of the research will contribute to enhance methods of increasing their parenting efficacy.