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ISSN : 1229-4713(Print)
ISSN : 2288-1638(Online)
Korean Journal of family welfare Vol.19 No.1 pp.27-54
DOI : https://doi.org/10.13049/kfwa.2014.19.1.27

다문화가족 재혼남성의 결혼생활 적응에 대한 경험적 연구:
대처행동을 중심으로

임춘희1

An Empirical Study on the Marital Adjustment of Remarried Korean Husbands in Multicultural Families: Focused on Coping Behaviors

Choon-Hee Lim1
1Department of Child & Family Studies, Kunsan National University, Gunsan 573-701, Korea

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the coping behaviors of remarried Korean husbandsin multicultural families. For the purpose of this study, 6 Korean men who had remarried immigrantwomen from foreign countries(China, The Philippines, Vietnam, Uzbekistan) were interviewed andthe data collected was analyzed by means of qualitative method. The results showed that the copingbehaviors of remarried Korean husbands were categorized as follows: Firstly, in problem-focusedcoping Korean husbands adjusted to marital life through childbirth, cultural learning and teaching,financial responsibility, the sharing of housework and a couple-centered life, supporting the wife inher education and work and making an effort to look younger. Secondly, emotion-focused copingincluded having religious beliefs and a sense of marital responsibility, having empathy and havingtrust in the wife. Thirdly, in meaning- focused coping there were a positive view of remarriage anda favorable perception of the wife's nationality and remarriage had a meaning of embracingfamily-centered life. Finally, for social coping, Korean husbands accessed services in multiculturalfamily support center and received support from self-help groups, and sought advices from reliablemarriage agencies. These coping behaviors by remarried Korean husbands could contribute to thedevelopment of stable and strong remarried multicultural families.

 

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