• 대한가정학회지
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.53-66
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• 2001

The primary objectives of this research is to identify the unmarried mother's (1) socio-demographic characteristics and (2) factors that correlates their stress and (3) factors that predicts their stress. This study uses the data based on interviews with 136 unmarried mothers selected purposive sampling from the 5 unmarried mothers protective institutions in Seoul, Pyungtak, Chunchon, Taegu, and Gwanju. The major findings were as follows. First of all, the age of the first sexual activity of the late-teens among the unmarried mothers are over the half. The portions over the one time abortion are 33.3%. Second, the social support part in the coping sub-category had positive correlation with the stress of unmarried mothers. And the age of the first sexual activity and my thought on the adolescent sex had negative correlation with the stress of unmarried mothers. Third, the age of the first sexual activity predicted the stress of unmarried mothers. Therefore, the comprehensive and systematic intervention programs should be required to ensure that they intervene the stress of unmarried mothers.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.168-178
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• 2023

Purpose: This study explored obstetric and neonatal nurses' nursing experience of pregnancy and childbirth in unmarried mothers. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 nurses working in obstetrics, gynecology, and neonatal departments in Seoul and Busan. The collected data were examined using qualitative content analysis. Results: A total of four categories and ten themes were derived. The four categories were "Feelings toward unmarried mothers," "Difficulties faced when caring for unmarried mothers", "Nursing moving forward together", and "Strategies to improve care for unmarried mothers". Conclusion: To ensure that nurses can provide sufficient positive support and care when caring for unmarried mothers, healthcare workers must be provided with adequate education to improve their awareness and the services for unmarried mothers; in addition, interventions are needed to alleviate negative experiences and emotions when dealing with unmarried mothers.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.186-194
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the pregnancy and childbirth experience of unmarried teenage mothers and to provide basic information of programmes to prevent unplanned pregnancies in unmarried teenage mothers. Methods: The participants of study were 7 unmarried teenage mothers who lived in shelters in D city, and whose ages ranged from 15 to 19 years. Data gathering through in-depth interviews, 3 to 5 times, was done from August 2002 to September 2003. Data were analyzed with Colaizzi's(1978) phenomenological methodology. Results: The implications of pregnancy and childbirth experience for unmarried teenage mothers were "Seem to live in hell", "Desire for a miscarriage", "Lethargy", "Feel maternity", "Feel unjustified", and "Change of sexual perception". Conclusion: These findings contribute to understanding the pregnancy and childbirth experience of unmarried teenage mothers and can be used as sexual education information to help unmarried teenage mothers to prevent further unplanned pregnancies.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.75-92
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• 2006

This study examines the psychological independence in the family system of unmarried women to see how well they become psychologically independent within the relationships with family. A total of 452 subjects of the study were sampled from 20 to 30 unmarried women living in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do. The results of the study are as follows: First, the scores of unmarried women's perception of family system were normal category. The scores of family system of unmarried women showed to be distributed to high scores among the overall ranges of scores which means they recognized their family system in general in a healthy way. Second, the level of the subjects' psychological independence from their fathers was shown to be higher than that from their mothers. The result means unmarried women were more dependent on their mothers than fathers. Third, the family system of unmarried women affected the level of psychological independence from their parents. The sub-factors of the family system significantly affected the level of psychological independence. Particularly, enmeshed and disengaged boundary and cooperative factors between spouses and generations affected the level of psychological independence. Fourth, the family system affected each sub-factor of psychological independence of unmarried women. Even though family system were different depending on each sub-factor of psychological independence, they affected the level of psychological independence.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2008

Purpose: A phenomenology study was conducted to provide in-depth data to help in the understanding of young women who have become unmarried mothers. Method: In-depth interviews were done with 11 unmarried mothers from August 2002 to September 2003 Data were recorded and analyzed by Colaizzi method. Result: Significant statements consisted of 5 categories with 12 theme clusters accompanying each category. The categories were: "Sex as a tool" which included living and connections, "Sex as an expression of her desire" which included wanting and expression of love, "Sex to be dominated" which included significance, domination and negative aspects of sex, "Moral sex" which included secrecy, responsibility and connections with life, "Sex as a sense of identity" which included expression of gender and association with peer group. Conclusion: The results of this study will help indicate directions for care of unmarried mother, which should be based on a deep understanding of their personal perception of sexuality. Also, it can be utilized as basic materials for development of sex educational programs to prevent repeat pregnancies in unmarried women and information on consultion with unmarried mothers.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.194-208
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• 1997

The pregnancy experiences of unmarried mother threatens womens' health by social prejudices. This study was motivated by the fact that nurses do not have much understanding of the pregnancy experiences of unmarried mother and cannot provided fully supportive care of them. This study was done to understand the subjective expriences of pregnancy by unmarried mother. To do this, the grounded theory methodology was used. The research participants were selected from unmarried mothers admitted to the social welfare center in Korea. All interviewee were six and between 17 to 24 years old women. Their confidential information was insured. The data were analyzed in the framework of Grounded Theory methodology as mapped out by Strauss(l991). 21 concepts, 11 sub-category and 6 category were confirmed in the analysis. In the process of data analysis, 'sufferd pregnancy process' was founded to be the core phenomenon. In Conclusion, through their suffered pregnancy experiences, unmarried mothers had been a process to grow up, planned for the future and became a mature woman. This study supports the need to develop a role model for nurses in providing appropriate support to the unmarried mother, which will lead to an improvement in the physical and mental health of the unmarried mothers.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.139-158
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• 2017

Following the global trend of the delayed transition to adulthood, the number of unmarried middle aged adult children living with, or economically dependent on their parents has increased in Korea. Middle aged adult children in Korea are traditionally expected to satisfy their duty to support their elderly parents both in economic and emotional needs. This study aims to explore group differences in unmarried adult children in their mid 30s or older and in parents having unmarried middle aged child(ren) depending on co-residency and the children's eonomic dependency in Korea. Using quota sampling in terms of living arrangements (living together vs. living apart), 500 unmarried adult children 35 years of age or older and 500 elderly parents, having at least one unmarried child in the mid of 30s or over, were selected in Seoul, Korea in June 2016. First, the findings show that unmarried adult children living together with their parents and depending on their parents economically were in the lowest level of educational achievement and the lowest level of monthly average income among the respondents. Second, both unmarried adult children and parents from the group of co-residency and economically dependent showed the lowest level of psychological well-being. Third, parents from the group of co-residency and economically independent had mostly positive relationships with children, whereas, parents from the group of living apart and economically dependent reported the most negative relationships. Finally, respondents included in the group of co-residency had positive attitudes toward marriage and the support for their elderly parents regardless of the child's economic dependency. This study has implications for the increasing number of unmarried middle aged adult children and their elderly parents.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.61-87
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 미혼모의 사회적 관계망의 기능적 특성이 미혼모의 자아존중감에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였으며, 특히 기존 연구에서 배제되어 있던 사회적 관계망의 부정적 측면인 사회적 갈등에 주목함으로써, 연구의 폭을 넓히고자 시도하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 전국 미혼모 시설 8곳 중 6곳에 거주하고 있는 미혼모들 205명을 대상으로, 설문조사를 실시한 후 다중회귀분석방법을 사용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과 미혼모들이 지각하는 사회적 지지의 수준이 높을수록 자아존중감이 높게 나타났으며, 사회적 갈등이 높을수록 자아존중감은 낮게 나타났다. 특히 미혼모들이 지각하는 사회적 갈등은 사회적 지지보다 낮은 수준이기는 하지만, 자아존중감에 미치는 영향력은 사회적 지지와 비슷한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 사회적 관계망의 부정적 기능에 대한 인식은 시설내 미혼모에게 개입하는데 있어 새로운 방향을 제시해 준다. 즉, 지금까지 관심을 가져왔던 사회적 지지체계에 대한 개입 외에, 갈등의 원천이 될 수 있는 관계망과의 관계를 제거하고 새로운 대안을 찾거나 개선하는 방향으로 개입의 방향을 전환할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to empirically verify influence of objective variables and subjective variables of time management strategy of unmarried men and women and provide a basis for the development of time management. The subject of this study were 370 unmarried men and women and interviewed with a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS/PC+ program for the frequency, mean, standard deviation, and regression analysis. The major results of this study were as follows: 1. The score of implementing time management strategy of unmarried men and women was the highest. The score of getting support time management strategy of unmarried men and women was the lowest. 2. Variables that affect overall time management strategy were age, academic career, sex, degree of information using fate control orientation and communication. 3. The relative contribution of subjective variables on time management strategy were higher than objective variables.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.37-53
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to empirically verify influence of objective variables and subjective variables of life management strategy of unmarried man and women and provide a basis for the development of time management. The subject of this study were 355 unmarried men and women and interviewed with a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS program for the frequency, mean, standard deviation, t-test and regression analysis. The major results of this study were as follows: 1. The score of time management strategy of unmarried man and women was the highest. The score of leisure management strategy of unmarried man and women was the lowest. 2. Variables that affect overall life management strategy were academic career, degree of information using, fate control orientation and perception level of living relative to others. 3. The relative contribution of subjective variables on life management strategy were higher than objective variables.