期刊名称：International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2163-1948
电子版ISSN：2163-1956
出版年度：2015
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：53-61
DOI：10.5923/j.ijpbs.20150502.02
语种：English
出版社：Scientific & Academic Publishing Co.
摘要：Some Korean couples choose to sleep in separate rooms as a coping mechanism after marital conflict. Thematic analysis with qualitative data of 21 married Korean women explores the entire process of marital conflict, from the cause of marital conflict to the return to co-sleeping. The major findings are: (1) There is no difference between the causes of marital conflict that leads to SSR (sleeping in separate rooms) and those causes of marital conflict that do not; (2) During SSR, Korean women want to sleep with their husband to relieve their own sexual frustration; (3) after SSR there is an intention on behalf of both husband and wife to return to co-sleeping as well as social pressure for the couple to return to a seemingly healthy relationship; (4) the feelings of discomfort are reduced while the pair has sexual intercourse. The findings of this study will help family therapists or clinical psychologists to understand family dynamics as they handle divorce or marital conflict cases.
关键词：Marital Conflict;Married Korean Women;Sexual Intimacy;Sleeping in Separate Rooms
