1. The Family Stress Model: A Comparison between Rural and Urban Korean Families
November
Chanran Seo*, Ph.D. (Daegu National University of Education, S. Korea)
Hyo-Youn Shin, Ph.D. (Chonnam National University, S. Korea)

2. Motivation for Research
Low Family Income
Husband’s Depression
Unstable Work
Economic Pressure
Marital Conflict
Debt-to-Asset Ratio
Wife’s Depression
Income Loss
Previous Research
Korean Research
- Conger et al., 1992
- Conger, Rueter, & Elder,
1999
- Solantaus & Leinonen, 2004
- Mistry et al., 2008
- Aytac & Rankin, 2009
- Falconier, 2010
- Landers-Potts et al., 2015 .
1) Kwon, Rueter,
Lee, Koh, & Ok,
2003
2) Kwon, 2009
3) Kim & Kim, 2011
Family Stress Model (Conger & Elder, 1994)

3. IMAGES Overarching Question
Does the stress process in the family stress model vary across rural and urban Korean families?

4. Distinctive Characteristics in Rural Areas of Korea1
The rate of the population over the age of 65: 38.5% in 2015
The average income in agriculture and fishery
: 57% of that of city workers in 2012 2
Mental Health: Elderly people at greater risk of depression than counterparts (Kang & Park, 2012) 3 4
Less satisfied with family relations than counterparts (Lee, 2002)
More conservative attitude toward divorce (Han & Lee, 2002) &
Held the idea of predominance of men over women (Ok, Kim, Park,
Shin, Han, & Koh, 2000) 5

5. Method Method Data & Analytic Sample Analysis
Data from the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KWPS)
Using the 10th Wave collected in 2015
2,776 families: 325 rural families & 2,451 urban families
So, now I would talk about method.
To test the models and hypotheses, I used data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS). Specifically I used the 15th wave collected in 2012.
I handled the missing data and outliers and finally I got 2, 137 household samples. I used these sample in all analyses.
Analysis
Multi-group analysis, using AMOS 21.0 software

6. Method Results & Conclusion HD FEH1 FEH2 FES FEH3 WD
.12
.32 ** HD
-.13
.11 **
FEH1
HES
.34**
.15*
WES
HMC
WMC
HMS
WMS
.00
.01
.94
.87
.88
.94
.86
.86
.91
.76.77
.91
.15**
.05*
-.05
.08 **
-.51**
-.56**
e11
FEH2
FES
.63
.51 MC MS
.32
.20
.09
.06
e12
.14†
.33 **
.33**
.22**
.00
.27***
FEH3
e10 WD
e13
e14
So, now I would talk about method.
To test the models and hypotheses, I used data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS). Specifically I used the 15th wave collected in 2012.
I handled the missing data and outliers and finally I got 2, 137 household samples. I used these sample in all analyses. WD
Note. Results for rural families are in bold
FEH1 = family per capita income; FEH2 = debts to assets ratio;
FEH3 = optimal annual spending costs to actual annual spending costs ratio;
FES = Family Economic Strain;
HD = Husbands’ Depression; WD = Wives’ Depression;
MC = Marital Conflict; MS = Marital Satisfaction

7. Discussion Question Question 1.
Considering the results regarding gender, is “One” model
including both of husbands’ and wives’ depression, and
latent variables measured by couple indicators
appropriate for this study?