IN-LAW RELATIONSHIPS, CORESIDENCE, AND WELL-BEING OF ADULT CHILDREN IN KOREA

In-depth interviews were used to compare the adjustment of Korean coup les whose parents (in-laws) lived with them and of couples who lived i ndependently. The research provided an opportunity to consider the inf luence of parents on the lives of their children in adulthood. Sixty-f our husbands and wives discussed their experiences and graphically des cribed the quality of interaction with in-laws, interference, conflict resolution, and benefits and costs of coresidence. Coresidence limite d expression of affection, disclosure, open discussion, and shared tim e. The costs were greater for wives than for husbands. Given the incre ased emphasis on home care for older persons, implications for the psy chological well-being of adult children and their parents in the Unite d States are suggested.