• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.191-200
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• 2011

Objectives: The goal of this paper is to examine the social network effects on post-traumatic sdress disorder (PTSD) in female North Korean immigrants who entered South Korea in 2007. Specifically, it attempts to verify if the density and composition of networks make a difference after controlling for the network size. Methods: A multivariate logistic regression is used to probe the effects of social networks using the North Korean Immigrant Panel data set. Because the data set had only completed its initial survey when this paper was written, the analysis was cross-sectional. Results: The size of the support networks was systematically related to PTSD. Female North Korean immigrants with more supporting ties were less likely to develop PTSD, even after controlling for other risk factors (odds-ratio for one more tie was 0.8). However, once we control for the size of the network, neither the density nor the composition of the networks remains statistically significant. Conclusions: The prevalence of the PTSD among female North Korean immigrants is alarmingly high, and regardless of the characteristics of supporting network members, the size of the supporting networks provides substantial protection. This implies that a simple strategy that focuses on increasing the number of supporting ties will be effective among North Korean immigrants who entered South Korea in recent years.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.113-137
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• 2009

이 연구의 목적은 국내 거주 이주민의 정보리터러시 실태를 파악하고 그들의 정보리터러시를 증진하는 방안을 제안하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 이 연구에서는 부산과 경남지역의 이주노동자와 결혼이주여성 415명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 전체적으로 이주민의 정보리터러시 수준은 기초적인 단계에 머물러 있었고, 특히 정보이용, 정보생산, 정보윤리, 정보통신기술 등의 분야들이 상대적으로 취약한 것으로 나타났다. 향후 이주민의 정보리터러시 역량 강화를 위해 정보활용교육과 한국어 교육에서의 효과적인 방안이 개발될 필요가 있다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2018

Purpose - This study aims to not only investigate spatial pattern of immigrants' residence and crime occurrences in South Korea, but shed light on how geographic distribution of immigrants and immigrant segregation affect crime rates. Research design, data, and methodology - Th unit of analysis is Si-Gun-Gu municipal level entities of South Korea. The crime data was obtained by Korea National Police Agency and two major types(violence and property) of crime were measured. Most demographic, social, and economic variables were derived from Korean Census Data in 2015. In order to examine spatial patterns of immigrants' distribution and crime rates in South Korea, the present study utilized GIS mapping technique and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis(ESDA) tools. The causal linkage was investigated by a series of regression models using STATA. Results - Spatial inequality between urban metropolitan vs rural areas was visualized by mapping. Assuming large Moran's I value, spatial autocorrelation appeared to be quite strong. Several neighborhood characteristics such as residential stability and economic prosperity were found to be important factors leading to crime rate change. Residential distribution and segregation for immigrants were negatively significant in the regression models. Conclusions - Unlike the traditional arguments of social disorganization theory, immigrant segregation appeared to reduce violent crime rate and the high proportion of immigrants also turned out to be a crime prevention factor.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제26권
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• pp.509-533
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine the sociolinguistic competence of female marriage-immigrants through analyzing their free colloquial discourse. Because previous studies on female marriage-immigrants have not been performed based on the natural illocutionary data, an accurate diagnosis of their communication method will be necessary for the efficiency of the Korean education aimed at them, and for the development of their communication ability. For this study, the colloquial discourse situation from five female marriage-immigrants from China, the Philippines and Vietnam was recorded. The sociolinguistic characteristics were analyzed centering on the use of designation, respect terms, and regional words. 'Eomma' was used as a designation for their husband's mother, which means that 'intimacy' worked for the designation of their husband's mother. The respect-word classes for others were limited to the 'haeyo' form and the 'hae' one, and the reception for listeners was often discarded. In addition, the influence of regional words was found in the vocabulary and grammar, and the more proficient the Korean language, the more frequent the regional word occurrence. Based on the above result, the teaching method of Korean for the immigrants shall be suggested as follows: the teaching has to focus on respect words positively influencing the relationship with the counterpart.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to verify the mediating effect of Korean language ability on the effect of marriage immigrants' safety education attitude on safety awareness. A survey was conducted on marriage immigrants living in the Daejeon and Chungcheong regions, and the responses of 109 people were used for the analysis. After controlling for gender, nationality, age, educational background, period of stay, region of residence, and presence or absence of safety accidents, the analysis was performed according to the step-by-step approach of Baron and Kenny(1986). In order to verify the statistical significance of the mediating effect of Korean proficiency, the Sobel test was conducted. As a result of the study, it was confirmed that marriage immigrants' safety education attitude had a significant positive (+) effect on safety awareness, and Korean language ability had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between marriage immigrants' safety education attitude and safety awareness.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.163-178
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• 2023

Individuals have been under more stress since the COVID-19 pandemic began than they were before the pandemic. While social support is a known stress buffer among the general population, its impact on stress among vulnerable populations, such as immigrants and those living in rural areas, has received little attention in the context of South Korea. Accordingly, we examined the relationship between different types of social support and COVID-19 stress among young adult immigrants based on where they live (rural vs. urban). We conducted a survey of 300 young adult immigrants aged 25-34 years and analyzed the results. The dependent variable was COVID-19 stress, and the independent variables were four types of social support: emotional, appraisal, instrumental, and informational. We discovered that young adult immigrants in rural areas perceived higher-level social supportin all aspects compared with those in urban areas. Furthermore, social support was not related to COVID-19 stress in urban areas, while appraisal support was positively and informational support was negatively related to COVID-19 stress in rural areas. Our findings suggest that a contextualized understanding of social support is critical to understanding COVID-related stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.131-142
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 학력이 낮은 결혼이민자들에게 이러닝을 통하여 학력을 제공할 수 있는 방안을 연구하였다. 현재 한국은 남아 선호 사상에 따른 성비 불균형과 한국 여성들의 농.산.어촌 생활 기피로 외국인과 결혼하는 한국 남성들이 급속히 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 이에 한국 정부에서는 결혼이민자에게 한국어교육과 직업교육을 비롯한 다양한 사회 적응 교육을 실시하고 있으나 결혼이민자의 대부분은 가정 및 직장 생활의 부담 때문에 제대로 교육을 받지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 결혼이민자들에게 이러닝을 통해 한국어교육과 직업교육을 실시하는 방안을 연구하였다. 이를 위해 먼저 결혼이민자들의 이러닝을 통한 다문화교육에 대한 설문 조사를 실시하여 그 결과를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 결혼이민자들은 대부분 이러닝을 선호하는 것으로 나타났으며, 출신 국적과 거주지역에 따라 원하는 교육내용에 대한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 이러한 분석 결과를 바탕으로 이러닝 교육과정을 국적별로 편성하고 지역의 실정에 맞게 운영할 수 있는 방안, 이러닝 교육내용을 한국어교육 중심으로 편성하는 방안, 결혼이민자들의 장점을 살릴 수 있는 직업교육 마련 방안 등의 결혼이민자에 대한 이러닝 지원 방안을 제안하였다. 이와 같은 본 연구의 결과는 결혼이민자들이 우리 사회의 소외계층으로 전락하지 않고 당당한 일원으로 정착하는데 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of Filipino marriage immigrants' acculturation stages in regards to their Korean family life culture and to identify the source of the support for each stage, hence to provide information for educational programs that would promote successful acculturation for each stage. The following findings have been obtained through in-depth interviews with 18 female Filipino immigrants to Korea. In a range of obstacles from the Honeymoon Stage to the Confusion stage, the first are the language and the aspects of the food/cooking/ingredients/diet that are different from their own culture. Especially, pregnancy/childbirth is a major change in one's life and the biggest challenge in the acculturation process. As food and cooking are the first change that the immigrants have to face and get accustomed to in the early stage of their Korean life, the food culture is rather easier for the immigrants to get accustomed to than other parts of Korean life. From the Honeymoon Stage to the Harmony Stage, the immigrants make efforts to help their family in the home, while they look to their future in their children during the Autonomy Stage. Regardless of how long they have been in Korea, from the Honeymoon Stage to the Autonomy Stage, the immigrants have a hard time with the patriarchal environment in Korea due to the bilateral nature of kinship in the Philippines. Secondly, the immigrants receive the most support from their husband, family, and the tutors in Korean culture, while their mothers-in-law are the main source of the support for the Korean diet. At the Confusion Stage, the immigrants start visiting the regional multicultural family support centers and get help from the friends they meet there while depending on the TV for cooking tips. From the Harmony Stage, they may seek a job through the community network with their own effort and their children's help. In the Autonomy Stage, they are concerned about their children rather than their own parents, and they find their own identity as a Korean and realize that their effort is important.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.71-85
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• 2012

결혼이주자는 외국인 근로자나 유학생보다 지역사회에 미치는 영향이 크고 그 영향은 결혼이주자들의 자녀로 인해 계속 증가하게 될 것이므로 중요한 지역연구 대상이다. 그러므로 본 연구는 결혼이주자들의 차별적인 거주지 형성을 가져오는 근본적인 원인을 알아보고자 한다. 외국인 근로자나 유학생의 경우 처음에는 주거지 선택과정이 외생적 비자발적으로 이루어졌을지라도 점차 이주의 시간이 흐름에 따라 자생적 자발적으로 거주지 선택하는 방향으로 변화하는 반면에, 결혼이주자들의 주거지 분리과정은 자발적인 선택이 거의 어려운 상황에서 이주할 뿐만 아니라 이주 후에도 주거지 변동 혹은 선택이 자유롭지 못한 것이 특징이다. 그러므로 결혼이주자들의 차별적 주거지 분리패턴에 영향을 주는 요인들을 지역사회가 선택한 결혼이주자들의 민족적 배경과 관련지어 설명하고자 한다. 국적별 결혼 이주자의 주거지 분포 경향과 분리정도를 고찰한 후 베트남계와 필리핀계 결혼이주여성의 분포패턴을 중심으로 그 민족적 배경과 집중 분포지역의 관계를 알아보고자 한다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제64권2호
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• pp.159-183
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• 2012

본 연구는 결혼이주여성의 사회적 연결망이 어떤 구조적 특성을 지니며, 이런 특성에 따라 사회적 연결망이 제공하는 사회적 지지의 유형이 다르게 나타나는지를 분석하고자 하였다. 또한 결혼이주여성을 사회적 지지를 받는 대상으로서 뿐만 아니라, 지지를 제공하는 주체로서 인식하고 도움을 받는 연결망과 주는 연결망이 차이를 보이는지를 살펴보았다. 본 연구는 눈덩이표집방식을 통해 표집한 결혼 이주여성 53명의 자아중심적 연결망 분석을 수행하였다. 분석결과 결혼이주여성은 사회적 연결망을 통해 사회적 지지를 주고받았으며, 연결망내에 중복되지 않는 다양한 연계를 갖는 경우 사회적 지지를 더 많이 받았다. 본 연구는 결혼이주여성의 사회적 연결망의 구조적 특성과 사회적 지지 유형간의 관계에 대한 분석기반을 마련하였다는데 의의가 있다.