title: Gender differences in the association between cohabitation with parents and stress among married adults: A propensity score-matched analysis from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).
abstract: This study examined the gender-specific associations between cohabitation with parents and stress using an econometric approach. A total of 13,565 (41.7% men and 58.3% women) Korean adults aged 20-59 years from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2008 to 2011 were pooled. They reported their gender, age, marital status, education level, employment status, income, home ownership, and cohabitation status with their parents. The association of living with parents and stress, as well as the gender difference in the association, was investigated using propensity score matching and the average treatment effect on the treated. Adults with higher education and income, not owning a house, or living in larger cities were less likely to live with parents. Stress was associated with having children and participating in the labor market for both married men and women. Moreover, living with parents was a protective factor for stress among husbands, but a risk factor for wives in Korea. Gender differences existed in the association between cohabitation with parents and stress. Greater stress was related to cohabiting with parents and working for married women.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Economics , Dong-A University , Pusan , Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Kwok-Kei
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Mak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents; D057216:Propensity Score; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Cohabitation; gender differences; parents; propensity score matching analysis; stress