A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Fathers Using Parental Leave (아버지들의 육아휴직 경험에 관한질적연구)

JIN-WOOK KIM (김진욱); kwon jin (권진)

doi:10.17000/kspr.22.3.201509.265

A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Fathers Using Parental Leave

Korea Social Policy Review
Abbr : KSPR
2015, 22(3), pp.265-302
DOI : 10.17000/kspr.22.3.201509.265
Publisher : Korean Association of Social Policy
Research Area : Social Science > Sociology > Medical / Welfare / Social policy

JIN-WOOK KIM ¹, kwon jin ²

¹서강대학교
²서강대학교 생명문화연구소

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ABSTRACT

The study aims to analyse the decision process of parental leave use and the living experience of Korean fathers who have used or are using parental leave. 10 participants were selected through the snowball sampling method and qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews. The qualitative data are analysed by thematic analysis. The results can be sorted out as (1) 4 themes and 13 sub-themes for the analysis of the decision process of parental leave use, (2) 5 themes and 15 sub-themes for the analysis of fathers’ changes in daily living, and (3) 2 themes and 8 sub-themes for the analysis of fathers’ change in attitudes. Findings suggest that fathers who use parental eave and take up the full-time housework and childcare experience a fundamental changes in behaviours and attitudes related to the work-family balance. Based on the qualitative analysis, the study suggests policy directions for expanding fathers’ parental leave.

KEYWORDS

fathers’ parental leave, parental leave, work-family balance, gender equality

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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