J Korean Community Nurs.  1995 Dec;6(2):183-196.

A Grounded Theory Study on Substantials of Stress of Korean Wives

• Yang KH
• Chung JY
• Choi SH

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to construct a substantive theory about the substantials of stress of Korean Wives in the community. The subjects were 10 wives. In the process of data analysis, 'burden' was found to be the core phenomenon. And the properties of burden were 'burden of domestic economy', 'a sence of duty about the esteemed family of her husband', 'role burden in a family and her work place', and 'burden of conception'. Twenty five hypotheses were derived from the integration of categories. It is as follows : 1. The stronger the difference as perceiced by subjects, the stronger the burden will be. 2. The stronger the dissatisfaction, the stronger the burden will be. 3. The stronger the trouble, the stronger the burden will be. 4. The stronger the worry, the stronger the burden will be. 5. The stronger the forcible demand, the stronger the burden will be. 6. The stronger the regret, the stronger the burden will be. 7. The rarer the communication, the stronger the burden will be. 8. The stronger the fatigue, the stronger the burden will be. 9. The stronger the anger, the stronger the burden will be. 10. The stronger the worrisome feeling, the stronger the burden will be. 11. The stronger the unbearable feeling, the stronger the burden will be. 12. The stronger the resentment. the stronger the burden will be. 13. The stronger the sence of insufficiency, the stronger the burden will be. 14. The stronger the estrangement, the stronger the burden will be. 15. The stronger the attachment, the stronger the burden will be. 16. The stronger the personal relations, the stronger the burden will be. 17. There will be differences in the burden according to types of interpersonal relations. 18. The burden will be related to the attitude of acceptance. 19. The burden will be related to the attitude of negligence. 20. The burden will be related to independent approach method. 21. The burden will be related to interpendent approach method. 22. The stronger the independent approach method, the subject will apper the positive settlement. 23. The stronger the interdependent approach method, the subject will apper the positive settlement. 24. The Sunject experiences the burden will appear the positive settlement or negative settlement.

MeSH Terms

Anger
Fatigue
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Malpractice
Spouses*
Statistics as Topic