2026

Choi Yeseul, Kim Sein, Jun Jiweon, Kim Kyungmin

Citation: Choi, Yeseul, Kim, Sein, Jun, Jiweon and Kim, Kyungmin. (2026). Spousal Support in Caregiving for Older Parents: Comparing Caregiving Burden Among Daughters, Sons, and Daughters-in-Law. Journal of Family Relations, 30(4), 3-26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21321/jfr.30.4.3

Language: Korean 

Publisher: JOURNAL OF FAMILY RELATIONS

Publishing Date: 2026. 01.

Abstract 

This study investigates how spousal support moderates the associations between parent care and caregiving burden among primary adult child caregivers, comparing daughters, sons, and daughters-in-law. Using data from the 2022 Care Work in Korea survey, conducted by the Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion at Seoul National University, we analyzed 583 adult child caregivers who reported both their own and their spouses’ care time for older parents, as well as their physical symptoms and psychological stress related to parent care. Multiple regression analyses were conducted separately for daughters, sons, and daughters-in-law. 

Keywords: caregiving time, gender, family caregiving, in-laws, intergenerational relations

outlink

https://doi.org/10.21321/jfr.30.4.3