대학생의 부모 부양 의식에 관한 연구

A study on the university student’s consciousness of supporting their parents

The purpose of this study is to examine the university student’s consciousness of supporting their parents. To this end, the consciousness was analyzed by variant of sociodemographics and the motivation of filial conduct. The object of examination was the students who attended in the 4-year university located in Kwangju City. And the period of collecting data was from Decemeber 8, 1998 to Decemeber 20, 1998. The data collected was first processed in the various categories such as average, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage and then they were tested through χ²-test, using SAS program for the personal computer. The results of this study are as follows; First, students exhibit positive attitudes regarding future support of parents. Traditionally this responsibility was shouldered by the eldest son ; however, today it is common for parents to determine which child they live with. The child with whom they live. make decisions regarding parental care in conjunction with his/her spouse. In most cases, a monthly allowance is given to the parents and some kind of shared sibling arrangement in cases of parental illness. This may cause tension as the care-giver has a certain life style to maintain. Second, the gender and order of birth were the most important deciding factors in sociodemographics, The next important factors were family atmosphere, age major subjects, parent’s jobs, the final decision maker, his/her profession, the number of siblings, academic year, and the fact that they live with their parents. Third, the family love was the highest motivational factor of conduct, whereas the inheritance of the relatively low. According to family’s riches was relatively low. According to the motivation of filial conduct, the consciousness was influenced with the methods of taking care of parents who were sick.