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KMID : 1025820190270010073
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Family and Family Therapy
2019 Volume.27 No. 1 p.73 ~ p.101
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Differential Stress Factors Perceived by Female and Male Single-person Households in South Korea
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Kim Jung-Eun
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study examines the stressors of single-person households in Korea. In particular, this research focuses on differences in the perceived level of stress, and whether the stressors are categorized differently by gender.
Methods: The sample includes 500 single-person households in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, while 18 separate stressors were surveyed. T-tests and ANOVA were conducted, as well as exploratory factor analyses.
Results: Overall, female single-person households showed significantly higher stress levels. Stress from feeling unsafe/fear of being a victim of crime exhibited the highest gap by gender (females showed a higher level), while stress related to sexual needs showed the second highest gap (those of males were higher). Results from the factor analyses by gender confirmed that female and male single-person households perceived stressors differently.
Conclusions: Based on the findings, this study suggests family and couple therapists in the field should be cautious in dealing with the stressors of male and female single-person households, as they may perceive stressors in a very different way, and differential approaches by gender are needed.
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KEYWORD
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single-person households, gender differences, stress, factor analysis
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