Abstract

This study examined the effects of university students' self-esteem, gender-role attitudes, and family functioning on their perceptions of marriage. Data were collected from 453 university students enrolled in K University, located in Daegu. Questionnaire measurements were based on recommendations from a literature review. The questionnaire included scales on the self-esteem, gender-role attitudes, family functioning, and perceptions of marriage. The major findings of this study are as follows. The university students showed high levels of self-esteem and egalitarian gender-role attitudes. They also reported high levels of family functioning and conservative perceptions of marriage. They showed gender differences in their levels of self-esteem and their gender-role attitudes, family functioning characteristics, and in their perceptions of marriage. Also, serial hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that students' gender, family income, mothers' level of education, whether or not they were in a romantic relationship, self-esteem, gender-role attitudes, and family functioning characteristics significantly predicted their perceptions of marriage.

Keywords

• self-esteem;
• gender-role attitude;
• family functioning;
• perception of marriage

• 자아존중감;
• 성역할태도;
• 가족기능;
• 결혼관;