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KMID : 0892720080120010059
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2008 Volume.12 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.73
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Effects of Marriage-Expectation Enhancement Program on Self-esteem, Gender Role Attitude, and Marriage-expectation for Single Person
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Lee Sung-Hee
Kim Mi-Ye
Hong Hae-Sook
Kim Hee-Sook
Ha Tae-Hi
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose was to test the effects of a marriage-expectation enhancement program for single person on self-esteem, gender role attitude, and marriage- expectation.
Methods: Fitty unmarried people were recruited through a website advertisements. Volunteers were randomly assigned either to receive the option to participate in a 8 week marriage-expectation program (2 hours per week) (n=20) or to get a MBTI test at the end of the intervention (n=23). An interviewer blinded to the randomization collected questionaire data from all subjects at pre and post test. Program covered 4 thematic areas: the value of marriage, gender equity-related, marital communication, and a healthy family. The data was analyzed using χ2-test and t-test.
Results: There was a significant difference in self-esteem and marriage-expectation score between two groups. But the gender role attitudes score in the experimental group were not significantly different from that of the control group.
Conclusion: This marriage-expectation enhancement program for single persons had positive effects on self-esteem and marriage-expectation but not on gender role attitudes. Longer follow-up might be needed to evaluate these effects.
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KEYWORD
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Marriage, Self concept, Gender, Role, Singleperson
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