맞벌이 주말부부의 부모역할 갈등 = Parental Role Strain of Husbands and Wives in the Commuter Marriage

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of parental role strain between husbands and wives of dual-career families who lived in different places at least three days a week, which called the commuter marriage. It also examined the relationships of parental role strain with several variables such as family structure, work situation, family and social support and values and attitudes about family and parenting. An analysis of questionnaires by 80 couples who had at least one child suggested that wives` parental role strain in the commuter marriage was higher than husbands`. Also, there were significant differences in the parental role strain of husbands due to the numbers of communication with their spouses, the proximity with their in-laws and the degree of support from co-workers. For the wives, only the degrees of support from friends and co-workers made significant differences in their parental role strain. For both husbands and wives, the number of children and the negative attitudes about mother`s employment were significantly related positively with their parental role strain. The pressure from the spouse about enacting parental role from the spouse and the values of intact marriage were significantly related with parental role strain of husbands only in the positive direction. Results found no differences in work related variables including the flexibility of work schedule and the hours of working per week.