미혼여성의 결혼의향 유형과 영향요인 = Marital Intention Types of Unmarried Women and Their Influencing Factors

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objectives: This study classifies the marital intentions of unmarried women into four types (maintaining marital intention, withdrawing, forming, and maintaining non-marital intention) using four-year longitudinal data to examine differences among these types and the psychosocial, economic, and work-life balance factors influencing them. Method: Using data from the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families(KLoWF), 423 unmarried women were analyzed. Key variables included marriage and childbearing values, family role perceptions, caregiving values, stress, depression, subjective well-being, monthly income, employment type, leisure satisfaction and sufficiency, and employee benefits. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance(ANOVA), cross-tabulation, and multinomial logistic regression were conducted, including an auxiliary model incorporating changes in psychosocial and leisure-related factors. Results: Two-thirds of participants maintained their marital intentions, while one-third formed or withdrew them. Significant differences were found in marriage and childbearing values, caregiving values, stress, depression, well-being, and employee benefits. Marriage and childbearing values, depression, income, employment type, and benefits significantly influenced marital intention types. Positive values, lower depression, regular employment, and higher benefits predicted the maintenance or formation of marital intentions. Value changes were related to withdrawing intentions, while improved well-being was linked to forming them. Conclusions: Unmarried women’s marital intentions are dynamic and process oriented. Therefore, it is necessary to understand these intentions through typological classification and to consider type-specific characteristics for effective policy.