Family Life of Middle-Aged Apartment-Residents in Seoul: Focused on Family Relations

서울시 아파트 거주 중년기 가정의 생활 실태와 문제(IV): 가족관계를 중심으로

The purpose of this research was to analyze the family relationships of the middle aged women residing in an apartment house in Seoul as a part of a collaborative study on their family life issues. the sampling area was divided into Kangnam and Kangbuk according to the residential location and upper middle group and lower middle group according to the size of the apartment unit. The data were collected from 307 fulltime housewives with at least one child in a junior or senior high school. the self-identity scores of middle-aged wives were found generally somewhat higher and were explained by satisfaction with time use and leisure activities, husband's help with raising children, and feeling after quarrel with husband. most wives felt very comfortable and intimate about their husbands. the relationship between wife and husband was influenced by feeling after quarrel with husband, husband's help with raising children, and satisfaction with leisure activities. Most wives reported stresses in raising children. Help from husband, satisfaction with time use, and financial debt were influencing the level of stress perceived by the wives in raising children.