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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.3.361

Factors Affecting Adaptation of North Korean Refugees to South Korean Society: Character Strengths and Psychological Well-being  

Kim, Eun-Mi (Konyang Cyber University. Dept. of Counseling Psychology)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.3, 2019 , pp. 361-369 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the adaptation factor to North Korean refugees by identifying the relationship between character strengths affecting adaptation process and psychological well-being(PWB) in South Korea. The study examined the relationship between PWB and character strength of 117 participants and identified the sub-factors of character strength that affect the settlement period in South Korea. The data were analyzed by using the Model 1 of Process Macro and SPSS 22. The results of this study showed a correlation between PWB and sub-factors of character strength such as wisdom, humanity, courage, justice, temperance, and spirituality. The main effect was to investigate the relationship between PWB and sub-factors of character strength by independent variables. The level of PWB increased with the level of sub-factors of character strength. The moderate effect was showed in the courage of the settling period in relation to PWB. Finally, Limitations and implications of this study was discussed.
Keywords
Character strengths; PWB; North Korean refugees; Settlement period; Adaptation;
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