摘要：The purpose of this study was to investigate university students' motivation for parenthood related to their definition of parenthood,empathy and slf-esteem. Participants were 447 junior and senior students (male 263,female 184) in 5 universities throughout Korea. Results were : (1) Male students and employed mothers were higher than female students and unemployed mothers' *motivation for strengthening biological family ties' but there were reversed results in 'motivation for traditional norms.' Students majoring in home economics showed the highest score in altruistic-emotional motivation.' (2) There were positive cortelations between motivation for parenthood and definition of parenthood and empathy. 'Motivation for traditional norms' correlated positively with slf-esteem. (3) Motivations for parenthood were explained by about 4~ 28% by their definition of parenthood,empathy,and self-esteem..
关键词：motivation of parenthood;definition of parenthood;empathy;self-esteem
