고등학생의 결혼 및 출산의도와 관련요인

Abstract

This study was performed to identify the intention toward marriage and childbirth and its related factors among high school students. The study subjects were 1,140 students of grade 1 and 2 in 4 high schools, Gwang ju. Using data collected by self-administered questionnaire, this study analyzed intensions toward marriage and childbirth and its related factors including general characteristics, familial characteristics, future plan and psycho-social factors. About 79.4% of boys and 65.8% of girls have intention to get married in the future. And 77.4% and 71.0% in boys and girls have intention to be a parent in the future. The boys show statistically significant higher response both in marriage and childbirth than girls. As a result of the multiple logistic regression analysis, the statistically significant related factors with the intention to marriage in boys were self-cognitive health state, familial type, plans for the job, self-esteem scores. In girls, grade, religion, and self-esteem were significant related with intention to marriage. The related factors with the intention to childbirth were plans for the job, self cognitive health state and self-esteem in boys and mothers' educational background, parental expectations for their child's education, and self-esteem in girls. In conclusion, this study shows that psycho-social factor such as self-esteem have relation with the intention toward marriage and childbirth of high school students. It suggests that the long-term and organized policy which helps high school students to change their recognitions on marriage and childbirth and the programs can reinforce their psychological characteristics will be needed.

Keywords : intention, marriage, childbirth, related factors, high school students