Ⅰ. 들어가는 말 ··················································································· 1 

   1. 현대 다양한 가족사회로의 전환에 따른 새로운 효개념의 필요성 ·········· 1 

   2. 순종 복종의 수직적 효개념에서 사랑과 공경의 상호적 효개념으로··········· 3 

Ⅱ. 효개념의 다의성 및 선행연구 검토 ··········································· 7 

  1. 효의 어원과 전개 ························································································· 7 

  2. 각 종교 경전에 나타난 효관련 내용 ························································ 10

  3. 효인식 조사 선행연구 분석 ······································································· 11 

(1) 태동기: 2000년 이전 ······················································································ 12 

(2) 발아기: 2001년 ~ 2010년 (* 2007년 효행장려법 제정 전후) ·················· 14

(3) 성숙기: 2011년 ~ 2018년 (* 2017년 효문화진흥원 건립 전후) ·············· 15

(4) 선행연구 항목별 분류 ····················································································· 19 

4. 현대적 효개념 도출을 위한 설문조사의 방향성 검토 ····························· 20

5. 문헌적 근거에 따른 효개념 확장 ······························································ 23 

(1) 부모자녀간의 사랑과 공경의 효 ······································································ 23 

(2) 가족공동체의 공경과 우애의 효 ······································································ 24

(3) 사회공동체의 배려와 존중의 효 ······································································ 25

(4) 생명존중과 자연사랑의 효 ··············································································· 26 

Ⅲ. 연구방법··················································································· 27 

1. 조사대상 ····································································································· 27 

2. 측정도구 ····································································································· 27

3. 분석방법 ····································································································· 31 

참고문헌································································································ 206 

설문지···································································································· 208 

Ⅳ. 연구결과··················································································· 33 

1. 조사대상자의 기술통계········································································ 33 

가. 인구사회학적 특성 ··························································································· 33 

나. 항목별 효실천 내용의 특성 ············································································ 40 

다. 성별에 따른 항목별 효실천 내용의 특성 ······················································· 43 

라. 연령에 따른 효실천 내용의 특성 ··································································· 46 

마. 형제자매에 따른 효실천 내용의 특성 ···························································· 58 

바. 출생순위에 따른 효실천 내용의 특성 ···························································· 61 

2. 현대적 효개념의 효실천 내용의 빈도분석······································ 66 

가. 항목에 따른 문항별 빈도분석 ········································································· 66 

나. 성별에 따른 문항별 빈도분석 ········································································· 96 

다. 연령에 따른 ‘부모・자녀간의 효’8문항 빈도분석 ········································ 123 

라. 형제자매에 따른 문항별 빈도분석 ······························································· 133 

마. 출생순위에 따른 문항별 빈도분석 ······························································· 156 

3. 현대적 효개념의 효실천 점수 ·························································· 178 

 가. 항목별 효실천 내용의 신뢰도 분석 ······························································ 178 

 나. ‘효교육’의 성별에 따른 차이분석 ································································· 183 

 다. 인구사회학적 특성에 다른 효실천 점수의 차이 ·········································· 190 

Ⅴ. 결론 및 제언 ········································································ 195 

1. 연구결과 요약 ·························································································· 195

2. 현대 효개념 재정립을 위한 제언 ···························································· 204