The Effect of Relationship Variables between Mother-in-Law and Son-in-Law on Son-in-Law's Relation-Satisfaction and Negative Perception

Jeon, Se-Song; Kim, Sue-Kyung; Jeon, Gwee-Yeon

doi:2011.49.7.123

J. Korean Home Econ. Assoc > Volume 49(7); 2011 > Article

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2011;49(7):123-133. doi: https://doi.org/10.6115/khea.2011.49.7.123

The Effect of Relationship Variables between Mother-in-Law and Son-in-Law on Son-in-Law's Relation-Satisfaction and Negative Perception

Se-Song Jeon, Sue-Kyung Kim, Gwee-Yeon Jeon

Department Child & Family Studies, Kyungpook National University

Corresponding Author: Gwee-Yeon Jeon ,Tel: +82-53-950-6212, Fax: 82-53-950-6209, Email: gyjeon@knu.ac.kr

Received: May 30, 2011; Revised: June 3, 2011 Accepted: July 11, 2011.

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of relationship variables between mother-in-law and son-inlaw on a son-in-law's relation-satisfaction and negative perception. The son-in-law subjects were 319 married men aged 20-70 years, who were living their mother-in-laws in Daegu, Kyungpook, the Seoul National Capital Area(Seoul, Kyeonggy, Incheon), Busan or Kyungnam. The major findings of this study are as follows: (1) there was a significant difference in a son-in-law's relation-satisfaction of his relationship with his mother-in-law according to the number of children and (2) mutual support and a mother-in-law's conflicting attitude toward her son-in-law affected the son-in-law's relation-satisfaction and negative perception of his relationship with his mother-in-law.

Keywords: mother-in-law and son-in-law, relationship variables, relation-satisfaction, negative perception