Korean Married Women and Holiday Stress: Examination of a Conflict between Autonomous and Family-Orientated Self

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between Korean married women’s holiday stress and their attitudes towards the self and family. 185 subjects were instructed to answer an anonymous mobile survey via the application Google Forms. To maximize control over extraneous variables, the questionnaire was targeted to respondents of similar socioeconomic standing within Seoul. Results indicate that conflicting values regarding the duties towards family and self are correlated with high perceived stress during traditional holidays and strong sense of intimacy appears to be a key factor mitigating feelings of stress during the holidays.