Correlation between private education costs and parental depression in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Korea, higher education has rapidly grown influenced by sociocultural tradition. Parents invest a significant portion of their household income in their children's education. Private education has been considered to greatly affect students' psychology and behavior. However, past research has largely neglected to study parents who pay these costs. Since household income and education level are important determinants of socioeconomic status (SES), education expenditures are likely to cause depressive symptoms. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the correlation between private education costs and parental depression in South Korea.

Methods

Data were collected from the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS, 2015, 2018). The sample analyzed consisted of 397 and

SUBMITTER: Oh BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305602 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature