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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.3.125

The Self-efficacy of North Korean defectors The Influence of the Adaptation to Social and Cultural Adjustment in South Korea: A Study on the Moderating Effect of Economic Adaptation  

Kim, Myoung-Sun (Department of Social Welfare, Open Cyber University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.3, 2019 , pp. 125-138 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we examined how the self-efficacies of North Korean defectors affect their adaptation to South Korean social culture. To this end, 209 North Korean defectors living in Seoul, Incheon, Wonju, or Ansan were surveyed. The results obtained showed shorter residence in South Korea and age were associated with greater fear of South Korean society and awareness of language and cultural differences. On the other hand, age and duration of residence were not found to affect relations between social adaptation and perceptions of low social status, discrimination, or prejudice by defectors, which suggests defectors often live in South Korea for a considerable time without overcoming perceptions of discrimination or prejudice. The factor that most influenced adaptation to social culture was self-efficacy, which affected not only socio-cultural adaptation but also self-sufficiency and the ability to promote oneself, which is essential for economic adaptation in South Korean society.
Keywords
North Korean Defectors; Self-Efficiency; Economic Adaptation; South Korean Social Adaptation; South Korean Cultural Adaptation;
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