비은퇴자 귀농가족의 가족 강점과 귀농생활 적응과정에 관한 연구 = The Family Strengths and Adjustment to Rural Life of Family Returning to Rural Community before Retirement in Old Age

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to examine the family strengths and adjustment to rural life of family returning to rural community before regular retirement in old age. The data were collected by the interview-in-depth with 18 persons returning to rural community and analysed by qualitative method. This study showed that most of respondents perceived many family strengths as a family, as a couple, and as a parent after coming to rural community and made an effort to adapt themselves to rural life in many ways psychologically and physically, financially, and in interpersonal relations. Especially in regard to family strengths, participants as a whole family perceived ``increase in family time and activity``, ``improvement in physical, mental health``, ``self-sufficient life``, ``effort to adjust to rural life of family members`` as family strengths. Also, respondents perceived ``more communication``, ``cooperaton with their partner, mainly wife``, ``agreement with value in life style`` and ``positive interpretation on personality difference``, ``solidarity like friend``, ``respect for partner``s life` as couple strengths. As a parent participants perceived ``increase in time and communication between father and child``, ``new insight on child-rearing``, ``autonomus child-rearing`` as family strengths. Based on the result of the study, several suggestions were proposed.