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The Influence of Resilience of the North Korean Adolescents on their Social Problem-Solving Ability: Focused on Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem

탈북청소년의 적응유연성이 사회적 문제해결능력에 미치는 영향: 자아존중감의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • 이하원 (총신대학교 산업교육학부) ;
  • 채경희 (총신대학교 기독교교육학과)
  • Received : 2017.08.21
  • Accepted : 2017.09.15
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

This study examinedthe adaptive flexibility of North Korean adolescent defectors in order to examine how they should see themselves and cope with various situations, and analyzedthe effect of their resilience on their self-esteem and social problem-solving ability. The study subjects were 223 North Korean adolescents (10 - 25 year olds) living in South Korea. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0 statistical programs. The study results showed that the resilience of North Korean adolescents had a statistically significant effect on their self-esteem and social problem-solving ability. In particular, resilience had a high correlation with self-esteem, and self-esteem had a high correlation with social problem solving ability. In addition, self-esteem was the mediating factor between resilience and social problem-solving ability. The self-esteem of North Korean adolescent defectors played a particularly important role. Therefore, professional protection and support should be provided with the help of related experts such as youth leaders and counselors who would be able to enhance the self-esteem of North Korean adolescent defectors.

본 연구는 탈북청소년이 자신을 어떻게 바라보고 대처해야 하는가를 알아보기 위해서 탈북청소년의 적응유연성을 살펴보고, 이러한 적응유연성이 탈북청소년들의 자아존중감과 사회적 문제해결능력에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 살펴보고자 한다. 본 연구는 현재 남한에 거주하고 있는 탈북청소년(10세-25세) 223명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 자료분석은 SPSS 23.0과 AMOS 23.0 통계 프로그램을 활용하여 구조방정식 모형을 통해 분석하였다. 분석결과, 탈북청소년의 적응 유연성은 자아존중감과 사회적 문제해결능력에 모두 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 적응유연성은 자아존중감과 높은 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 자아존중감은 사회적 문제해결능력과 높은 상관이 있는 것을 알 수 있다. 또한, 탈북청소년의 적응유연성과 사회적 문제해결능력 간의 관계에서 자아존중감은 매개효과가 있음을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서 북한이탈 청소년들의 자아존중감이 특히 매우 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 따라서 북한이탈 청소년들의 자아존중감을 강화시킬 수 있는 청소년 지도사 및 상담사 등의 전문가를 활용하여 전문적인 보호 및 지원을 제공해야 할 것이다.

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