AUTHOR : 박영신,김의철,한기혜
INFORMATION : page. 299~330 / 2011 Vol.18 No.2
\"The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of success, failure and future aspiration among middle-aged men and women. A total of 1,666 respondents, consisting of 833 women (housewives=404, working women=421, no response=8) and their spouse (n=833) completed an open-ended questionnaire developed by the first two authors. The results are as follows. First, as for the most proud achievement, housewives listed harmonious family, husbands listed harmonious interpersonal relations and working women listed harmonious interpersonal relations, followed by harmonious family and occupation. Second, as for the most important reason for their success, both men and women listed self-regulation, followed by family environment. with housewives reporting family environment to a greater degree. Third, as for the most painful failure experience, women listed failure to self-regulate, none, academic failure and financial difficulties, and men listed failure to self-regulate, failure at work, none and financial difficulties. More men listed failure at work than women. Working women were more likely to list “none” than housewives, but they were more likely to list failure to self-regulate, similar to men. Fourth, as for the most important reason for failure, women listed failure to self-regulate, none, personality problem, family environment, and men listed failure to self-regulate, none, interpersonal relations, personality problem, and a lack of ability. Thus, women were more likely than men to attribute family environment and men were more likely than women to attribute interpersonal relations as the reason for their failure. Fifth, as for future aspiration, housewives listed harmonious family, followed by comfortable life, and working women listed harmonious family, followed by comfortable life, and successful career. Men listed harmonious family, followed successful career, and comfortable life. All three groups listed harmonious family as the important reason, but more men are likely to list successful career than women. Sixth, as for the most important reason for achieving future aspiration, all three groups listed self-regulation, followed by family environment for housewives, and financial security for working women and men. Seventh, when husbands and wives were matched and compared, there were similarities in their responses in relation to perception of success, failure and future aspiration. Key words : perception of success, failure, future aspiration, housewives, working women, spouse, indigenous psychology \"
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