The Relationship between Family Rituals and Marital Satisfaction for Wives

가족의례와 아내의 결혼만족도 간의 관계

  • Choi, Hye-Jung (Dept. of Child Development and Family Studies, Pusan National Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Deuk-Sung (Dept. of Child Development and Family Studies.Research Institute of Ecology for the Elderly, Pusan National Univ.)
  • 최혜정 (부산대학교 아동가족학과) ;
  • 김득성 (부산대학교 아동가족학과.노인생활환경연구소)
  • Published : 2009.12.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study is first to examine the tendency in what kinds of activities are carried out as family rituals; what kinds of obstacles there are; and why any problems, if any, tend to arise. Second, the study seeks to discern the relationship between family rituals and wives' marital satisfaction. For this purpose, the study surveyed 251 wives who had fourth, fifth, or sixth grade children and resided in Busan, and then analyzed the data obtained from the survey. The major findings of this study can be summarized as follows: (1) Regarding the dinner ritual, it turned out that a majority of subjects had a difficult time establishing a regular ritual due to 'their busy schedule at work' and 'children's studying at academies'. For the weekend leisure ritual, in the case of difficulty in spending this kind of time it tended to be because of the wives' 'busy schedules at work' and 'lack of mutually available time for all family members'. In birthday rituals, when wives reported having trouble with her family members regarding birthdays, they explained that this was most often' because family members forget their birthday'. Finally, when the subjects reported problems related to tradition rituals, it was mainly because of 'stress from the burden of housework (2) In every dimensions including occurrence, routine, deliberateness, attendance, affect, and symbolic significance, the top-ranked group showed a high degree of satisfaction in their marriage.

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