The object of this study is in order to investigate how do the level of self-differentiation and gender role attitude affect to the marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples, and to raise the level of their self-differentiation and offer the basic m...
The object of this study is in order to investigate how do the level of self-differentiation and gender role attitude affect to the marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples, and to raise the level of their self-differentiation and offer the basic materials for educating equal gender role attitude.
This study surveyed 185 couples(370 members) of 40s and 50s in their ages living in Seoul and its suburbs, and analysed the data by using Cronbach's ⍺, frequencies, percentage, average, standard deviation, t-test, paired t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe-test, Pearson's correlation, multiple regression analysis and SPSS 10.0 Program.
The result shows as follows;
(1) The level of self-differentiation is slightly higher than the medium level regardless of men and women. Men's level of self-differentiation varies according to with the education level and marital period. And women's varies according to with marital period.
(2) Men and women's gender role attitude is both on the medium level. But men shows more traditional attitude than women. Men's gender role attitude varies according to with the religion and the birth order. And women's varies according to with jobs and the marital period.
(3) The marital satisfaction of men and also women is on the upper medium level, and men have more satisfaction about it than women. It varies according to with the jobs, education level and family income, in men's case as well as women's.
(4) Analysing correlations of variables, the level of self -differentiation, spouse's level of self-differentiation, and family income show positive correlations. On the other hand, gender role attitude show negative ones. In other words, the higher the level of self-differentiation including spouse's is, and the more family income is, the higher the marital satisfaction goes. But, just in men's case only, more modern gender role attitude is, the higher the marital satisfaction goes.
(5) Men are affected mainly according to gender role attitude ,self-differentiation, spouse's self-differentiation, family income in sequence. And in women's case, marital satisfaction depends upon family income, self-differentiation, spouse's self-differentiation. Namely, the more family income is, the higher the level of self differentiation is, and the higher spouses self-differentiation is, the higher the level of marital satisfaction goes, but in men's case only, the more modern his gender role attitude is and the more traditional women's gender role attitude is, the higher the level of marital satisfaction goes.