Abstract

The study explored the leisure behaviors and factors affecting leisure among mothers and fathers in Korean Transnational Split families (KTSF). Transnationalism served as the theoretical framework in this study. Data were collected with the use of 19 individual in-depth interviews with KTSF mothers residing in the U.S. and fathers residing in Korea. The leisure of women in the U.S. involved participating in similar activities as in Korea, yet the motivations for participation were different in the new environment. Their leisure was shaped by family separation, immigration status, and the family life stage. Fathers in Korea engaged in active leisure pursuits such as exercising, golf, and tennis, as well as socializing and home-based activities, to distract themselves from loneliness and family separation, and to address health issues caused by overwork.

摘要

该研究探讨了韩国跨国分裂家庭（KTSF）中父母的休闲行为和影响休闲的因素。跨国主义是本研究的理论框架。数据是通过对居住在美国的 KTSF 母亲和居住在韩国的父亲进行的 19 名个人深度访谈收集的。美国女性的休闲活动与韩国女性的休闲活动类似，但在新环境中参与的动机有所不同。他们的闲暇时间受到家庭分离、移民身份和家庭生活阶段的影响。韩国的父亲们从事积极的休闲活动，如锻炼、高尔夫和网球，以及社交和家庭活动，以分散自己对孤独和家庭分离的注意力，