• Human Ecology Research
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2019

This study showed that the association between solidarity and conflict is mediated by the communication of grandmothers and an adult child at the dyadic level. The common fate model (CFM) was designed to model mediation effects at the level of dyads. Participants consisted of 297 grandmother dyads and their adult child who were rearing preschool-aged grandchildren in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. For analysis at the dyadic level, grandmothers and adults responded to the same questionnaire on the same variables. SPSS 23.0 performed descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis. The structural equation model (SEM) was estimated with AMOS 23.0. We tested the mediation model using the maximum likelihood method. Model fit index used the chi-square statistic, the incremental fit index (IFI), the comparative fit index (CFI), the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). The statistical significance of the indirect effect was examined using a bootstrapping procedure. The results are as follows. First, in the CFM, the direct effect between solidarity and conflict was significant. Therefore, the higher the solidarity, the lower conflict of grandmothers and an adult child. Second, the association between solidarity and conflict is mediated by communication at the dyadic level. Based on the results of this study, we discussed ways to strengthen the capacity of co-parenting between grandmothers and an adult child.

• 한국가족복지학
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• 제62호
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• pp.71-102
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• 2018

본 연구는 손자녀 양육지원을 거부한 조모의 경험을 살펴봄으로써 손자녀 양육을 지원하고 있는 가족 및 노년기 여성에 대한 이해를 풍부하게 하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 가족 내에서돌봄 역할을 주로 맡아온 조모를 대상으로 이들이 손자녀 양육을 수용하지 않은 계기와 맥락, 이를 둘러싼 가족관계 경험을 탐색해 보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 질적 연구방법 중 현상학적연구방법을 활용하였으며 손자녀 양육지원을 '거부한' 경험이 있는 노년기 여성 7명이 참여하였다. 연구결과, 첫째 이들은 손자녀 양육에서 오는 부담감과 연장된 어머니 역할에 대한 거부감, 가족 간 갈등발생 우려로 손자녀를 돌보지 않기로 하였으나, 성인자녀의 요청을 거절한 것에 대해 미안함을 느끼고 있었다. 둘째, 이들의 돌봄지원 거부 결정은 가족 구성원의 다양한역동을 야기했으나 이들은 심리적 어려움을 경험하면서도 나름의 방식으로 성인자녀들의 요구에 대응하며 자신의 결정을 관철하고 있었다. 셋째, 노년기 여성들은 손자녀 양육을 성인자녀들의 과업 혹은 사회가 책임져야 할 문제로 인식하고 있었으며, 가족과 사회가 여성 노인에게돌봄 책임을 전가한 것으로 인식하고 있었다. 이러한 연구결과는 돌봄 및 가족관계에 대해 과거 노인세대와 다른 관점을 가진 여성 노인들이 등장했다는 점, 전통적인 젠더 인식과 가족돌봄 규범에 균열과 변화가 발생했다는 점을 확인해준다. 이는 돌봄지원 정책에 수립 시 이들의 관점을 보다 적극적으로 반영해야 할 필요성이 있음을 시사한다. 이를 바탕으로 손자녀 양육을 지원하고 있는 가족 및 노년기 여성을 위한 실천적 정책적 개입 방안을 제시하였다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of grandmothers who provide child care services to their grandchildren and employed mothers who utilize child care by grandmothers, with regards to their relationships while exchanging the specific type of intergenerational support. The data for this study came from 42 in-depth, individual interviews with 21 pairs of employed mothers who had at least one child younger than elementary-school age and their mothers or mothers-in-law who had provided child care on a daily basis for their grandchildren. Our phenomenological analysis revealed that the grandmothers felt uncomfortable and overwhelmed when caring for their grandchildren and that they considered this activity to be different from caring for their own children by nature. However, the grandmothers wanted to help their adult children based on their feeling of "boo-mo-ma-eum" (meaning parental heart, i.e., love or care). The employed mothers perceived that they were substantially dependent on the grandmothers by receiving help with child care and housework. Reliance on grandmothers was inevitable and beneficial to these mothers. Dynamic intergenerational living arrangements enabled the dependent relationships. The grandmothers set specific boundaries pertaining to current and future child care so that they would not take on too much responsibility for child care. The mothers used various strategies that contributed to stable child care support from the grandmothers. Providing financial remuneration was an important strategy that had symbolic relational meanings, such as expressing gratitude, rather than financial meanings.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was designed to construct and test a structural equation model for life satisfaction in grandmothers who were parenting grandchildren Methods: Grandmothers assuming part-time parenting responsibilities for grandchildren were recruited in four cities in South Korea. They were asked to complete a questionnaire through face to face interviews or self reports, and 248 data units were analyzed with Structural Equation Modeling. Results: Model fit indices for the final model revealed a fit at an excellent level, and all of the 12 paths were statistically significant explaining 51% of the variance. Predictors of life satisfaction in the final model were parenting efficacy, perceived health status, parenting stress, amount of parenting, and demographic factors. The new findings of this study were as follows: First, the satisfaction with life of part-time parenting grandmothers was less than that of non-parenting grandmothers. Second, parenting stress and parenting efficacy revealed determinants to life satisfaction. Third, motivation of parenting and amount of parenting affect both parenting stress and parenting efficacy. Conclusion: The value of parenting and the grandmother-adult children relationship quality should also be considered in developing a grandmothers' educational program, because these are the factors which strengthen parenting efficacy and alleviate parenting stress.

• 한국노년학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.1147-1164
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• 2008

본 연구는 현재 한국사회에서 급증하고 있는 조손가족의 성격과 경험의 다양성을 탐색해보는 연구의 일환으로 조손가족 조모들이 손자녀를 양육하면서 겪는 어려움(비용)과 더불어 긍정적 측면(보상)을 함께 탐색해보았다. 이에 조모의 양육 보상 및 비용 지각의 수준 차이를 살펴보며, 조모 및 손자녀 특성, 가구 특성, 정부의 지원이 조모의 보상 및 비용 지각에 미치는 영향력을 파악하였다. 또한 양육 보상-비용 지각의 유형화를 시도함과 아울러 각 유형집단이 가진 특성을 고찰하였다. 한명 이상의 18세 이하 손자녀와 동거하면서 주양육 책임을 지고 있는 조모 449명으로부터 수집한 자료를 분석한 결과, 우리나라 조손가족 조모는 양육에 대한 비용을 지각하는 것과 동시에 보상 또한 높은 수준에서 지각하는 것으로 나타났다. 양육 보상감을 종속변수로 한 위계적 다중회귀 분석 결과, 조모의 경제적 형편, 손자녀의 연령, 손자녀의 기질적 특성 등이 유의미한 영향을 미치며, 친족지위, 정부의 도구적 지원 등도 유의미한 영향력을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 양육비용을 종속변수로 한 분석결과에서는 조모의 신체적 건강, 경제적 형편, 손자녀 수, 양육동기가 비용감에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 양육보상-비용 지각 수준을 기준으로 유형화 작업을 실시한 결과, 4개의 유형이 관찰되었으며 가장 많은 수의 응답자가 <보상고(高)-비용저(低)>집단에 속하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 조손가족의 부정적 측면, 즉 높은 비용에 초점을 맞추는 기존 시각을 재검토할 필요성을 제기하는 결과라고 할 수 있으며, 조손가족 조모의 손자녀 양육경험이 다양한 양상임을 시사한다고 하겠다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2018

This study examined how the relationship between grandmother-adult child solidarity, caregiving satisfaction, and grandmother's child-rearing role varies according to the relation with the grandchild. Mediation effects and moderated mediation effects were analyzed to investigate the relationship between these variables. The participants were 295 grandmothers raising preschool-aged grandchildren in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. Data was analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS macro, performing correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. The statistical significance of the indirect effect was examined using a bootstrapping procedure. The results are as follows. First, grandmother-adult child solidarity directly affects the grandmother's child-rearing role. Second, grandmother-adult child solidarity indirectly affects the grandmother's child-rearing role through caregiving satisfaction. Third, the direct and indirect effects of grandmother-adult child solidarity on the grandmother's child-rearing role are moderated by the relation with the grandchild. The direct effect of grandmother-adult child solidarity on grandmother's child-rearing role was therefore shown to be significant on the maternal grandmother. Fourth, the indirect effect of grandmother-adult child solidarity on the grandmother's child-rearing role through caregiving satisfaction was shown to be significant on the paternal grandmother. Based on the results of this study, we discussed ways to strengthen the capacity of co-parenting between grandparents and adult children.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2001

The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships among life satisfaction of the elderly in poor health conditions, their self esteem, health and financial status, family relationships, and social participation. A structured questionnaire was used to interview 228 elderly who were randomly selected from Sungbuk-ku, Seoul. The regression analysis showed the most powerful predictors of life satisfaction of the poor-health elderly were self esteem, relationships with their adult children, perceived financial status, relationships with grandchildren, and the amount of allowances in that order These variables accounted for 39% of life satisfaction of the sample.

• 한국노년학
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.727-741
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• 2010

본 연구는 중노년기 성인들의 컴퓨터 게임이용 현황과 심리사회적 발달간의 관계를 살펴보기 위해, 부산 경남 지역에 사는 50세 이상의 중노년기 성인들을 대상으로 컴퓨터 게임이 이용과 자기존중감, 생성감, 심리적 복지감, 자녀관계, 그리고 손자녀관계를 중심으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 주요연구결과를 보면, 첫째, 컴퓨터 게임을 이용하는 중노년기 성인들은 다양한 게임의 매력을 느끼고 게임이용이 삶의 다양한 영역에 도움이 된다고 응답하여 게임이용에 대해 긍정적 태도를 보였다. 둘째, 컴퓨터 게임을 이용하는 성인들은 이용하지 않는 성인들에 비해 더 높은 자기존중감을 보였다. 마지막으로, 컴퓨터 게임이용에 대해 긍정적으로 인식할수록 자녀관계와 손자녀관계가 좋고, 생성감도 높으며, 심리적 복지감이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과는 여가활용의 일환으로 컴퓨터 게임에 관한 교육프로그램 개발 시 시사점을 제공하는 측면에서 논의되었다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.914-923
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• 2007

Purpose: This qualitative study aimed to identify the common, lived experiences of grandmothers who cared for their grandchildren as the primary caregivers. Methods: This study was based on the phenomenological method described by Colaizzi (1978). Results: Seven theme clusters emerged from the data as follows: "grandmother caregivers accept the parenting role of the incessant responsibilities and the distrust of non-kin caregivers.", "grandmother caregivers have a double maternal roles; an instrument-oriented maternal role to their own child and relationship-oriented maternal role to their grandchild.", "grandmother caregivers are partially authorized to make decisions in the matters of their grandchild.", "grandmother caregivers suffer a deterioration in their health by an acceleration of the aging process.", "caregiving causes grandmother caregivers to feel a sense of social isolation, and persue various coping strategies to control this feeling.", "grandmother caregivers have a greater feeling of self-esteem, but they often conflict with their adult children if they don't feel appreciated by them.", "grandmother caregivers have limited social support and their health issues are often overlooked in the family context.' Conclusion: The results of this study can guide nurses and health care workers to understand the experiences of grandmother caregivers and to implement individualized nursing interventions suited for them.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.288-296
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• 2010

Purpose: The study was to compare the factors of life satisfaction between grandmothers parenting and not parenting their grandchildren. Methods: A descriptive design with a convenience sampling was used for this study. From communities in S and U city, 85 parenting grandmothers (PG) and 103 non-parenting grandmothers (NPG) were recruited. The PG were those grandmothers who cared for preschooler grandchildren for their daughter or daughter-in-law who was employed. Results: The demographics of the two groups were similar, however the value of grandparenting was significantly higher in the PG than the NPG (t=4.56, p<.001). In the PG, strong and significant correlations were found among the value of grandparenting, health status, quality of relations with adult children, and life satisfaction. However, demographics were more related to health status and life satisfaction in the NPG. The value of grandparenting, health status, and quality of grandmother-adult children relations were found to be significant factors of life satisfaction (F=20.75, p <.001) explaining 42% of the variances. In the NPG, only health status was a significant factor (F=50.66, p <.001) explaining 33% of the variances. Conclusion: This study shows that grandmothers' perceptions of grandparenting and family relationships need to be incorporated into the lifestyle in order to support parenting grandmothers' life satisfaction while grandmothers' health is the common concern of elderly women's life satisfaction.