한국 청년의 세대 간 양가성과 세대 간 결속의 연관성 탐색

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between intergenerational ambivalence and the structural, associational, consensual, functional, and normative dimensions of intergenerational solidarity among young adults in Korea. Data for this study were collected from 1,019 young adults in Korea aged 19-34, who had never been married and had two living parents. Intergenerational ambivalence toward the father and the mother was analyzed separately using multiple regression analyses. The findings show that the young adults experienced low levels of ambivalence toward their parents in general. The young adults tended to have more ambivalent feelings toward their fathers than toward their mothers. The associational, consensual, functional, and normative dimensions of solidarity were significantly related to levels of intergenerational ambivalence. Specifically, young adults experienced higher levels of ambivalence toward their parents when they had more frequent face-to-face contact with their parents, received more frequent financial support from their parents, or had stronger attitudes toward their parents’ support. In contrast, young adults who agreed more with the norm of filial responsibility experienced lower levels of ambivalence toward their parents. Consensual solidarity was significantly related to levels of ambivalence toward the mother only. This study contributes to the literature by explaining the intergenerational relations of young adults in Korea from the lens of intergenerational ambivalence, which has not yet studied for young adults. The results of this study suggest that intergenerational ambivalence and intergenerational solidarity could theoretically complement each other.