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KMID : 1037320090020010045
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Korean Journal of Infant Mental Health
2009 Volume.2 No. 1 p.45 ~ p.64
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Understanding Psychological Variables of Low Birth Rates in Korean University Students and Middle-aged Married Women
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Lee Kyung-Sook
Shin Yee-Jin
Jung Suk-Jin
Park Mi-Hyen
Kim Rin
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Abstract
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This study examines the interrelation between personal psychological variables and the number of intended childbirths along with the recommended number of childbirths. The subjects are 441 university students in the parents-to-be generation and 354 middle-aged married women who are mothers of university students. The result shows that university students are willing to have more children when the level of their satisfaction with their present life is high, the degree of anxiety and loneliness is low, and they are content with their relationship with their mothers. Furthermore, the number of intended childbirths becomes higher when the level of satisfaction with sibling relationship is high. However, the existence or the number of siblings makes no difference. Middle-aged married women tend to recommend having more children when the level of satisfaction with their present life is high, their relationship with their children is good, they have less conflicts with their husbands in parenting, and they have less dissatisfaction with their children. It can be concluded that both university students and middle-aged women expect a positive relationship with siblings and children when their relationship with their parents and children has been good and their mental health is stable, which has a positive effect on the number of intended childbirths and recommended number of childbirths.
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KEYWORD
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Korean university student, middle-aged married women, number of intended childbirths, recommended number of childbirths, psychological variables
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