Family Roles and marital Satisfaction of the Wives after Husbands' Retirement

남편이 은퇴한 부인의 역할수행과 결혼만족도

The present study examined the connections between the various roles performed by the wives and marital satisfaction after the husbands' retirement. Using data from 178 women in their late fifties living in Seoul the study has analyzed how the roles as wife mother of adult chidren and adult child's role towards aged parents affect women's marital satisfaction. While the level of involvement in household works and emotional support to their husbands were relatively high supporting role to aged parents were low. The level of marital satisfaction as moderately high. The degree of housework division and reduced income level after retiremnt were found to be associated with the marital satisfaction. On the other hand the roles of mother and adult child towards aged parents were not important. Overall the findings suggested the salience of marital roles in wive's marital satisfaction after husbands's retirement.