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Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors
The recent increase in the tendency of people to marry late or to opt out of marriage entirely is among the key contributors to Korea’s low fertility rate. One possible cause of this tendency may be a change in how marriage is valued among Korea’s youth. The marriage intentions of young adults can b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324373/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886407 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148557 |
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author | An, Doyeon Lee, Sang-Lim Woo, Hyekyung |
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description | The recent increase in the tendency of people to marry late or to opt out of marriage entirely is among the key contributors to Korea’s low fertility rate. One possible cause of this tendency may be a change in how marriage is valued among Korea’s youth. The marriage intentions of young adults can be classified into “positive”, “negative”, and “neutral”. Over time, positive marriage intentions have declined across all age groups (2010: 61% → 2020: 39%; ages 25–29), with no significant change in negative marriage intentions. In contrast, neutral marriage intentions have increased significantly (2010: 36% → 2020: 53%; ages 25–29). This phenomenon may be attributable to the increase in the number of young adults who prioritize survival over thinking about the future. However, neutral marriage values can be changed into positive values at any time. A holistic overview of Korean society is necessary to determine how the values of young adults might be influenced to align with a traditional life process. |
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spelling | pubmed-93243732022-07-27 Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors An, Doyeon Lee, Sang-Lim Woo, Hyekyung Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The recent increase in the tendency of people to marry late or to opt out of marriage entirely is among the key contributors to Korea’s low fertility rate. One possible cause of this tendency may be a change in how marriage is valued among Korea’s youth. The marriage intentions of young adults can be classified into “positive”, “negative”, and “neutral”. Over time, positive marriage intentions have declined across all age groups (2010: 61% → 2020: 39%; ages 25–29), with no significant change in negative marriage intentions. In contrast, neutral marriage intentions have increased significantly (2010: 36% → 2020: 53%; ages 25–29). This phenomenon may be attributable to the increase in the number of young adults who prioritize survival over thinking about the future. However, neutral marriage values can be changed into positive values at any time. A holistic overview of Korean society is necessary to determine how the values of young adults might be influenced to align with a traditional life process. MDPI 2022-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9324373/ /pubmed/35886407 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148557 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article An, Doyeon Lee, Sang-Lim Woo, Hyekyung Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors |
title | Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors |
title_full | Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors |
title_fullStr | Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors |
title_full_unstemmed | Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors |
title_short | Marriage Intention among Korean Young Adults: Trends and Influencing Factors |
title_sort | marriage intention among korean young adults: trends and influencing factors |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324373/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886407 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148557 |
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