• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.303-309
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• 2019

This study was attempted to identify the marital intimacy, spousal support, sexual autonomy and empowerment of married immigrant Vietnamese women. This study was conducted to 119 Vietnamese women who migrated for marriage, and it took place from May to September, 2018. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients. Marital intimacy $3.17{\pm}0.69$, spousal support $3.45{\pm}0.94$, sexual autonomy $3.70{\pm}0.83$ and varied according to educational level(p=.011), and empowerment varied according to economic level(p<.001). There was a difference in intimacy and support depending on the marriage period. There is a very strong correlation between variables(p<.005). Married immigrant women showed moderate marital intimacy, spousal support, high correlation with sexual autonomy and two variables, and empowerment correlated with sexual autonomy. Based on these findings, it seems to be necessary to find a way to increase the empowerment of Vietnamese women and to develop an intervention programs.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.149-160
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing emotional and behavior characteristics among children in multicultural families. The factors include demographic and psychological characteristics of married immigrant women. Surveys were distributed to 200 married immigrant women and, 148 surveys were returned and analyzed. The findings are as follows: first, emotional and behavioral characteristics of children were significantly associated with the age of their mothers and household income. Second, acculturative stress in married immigrant women was significantly related to the overall behavior characteristics of their children. Third, children whose mothers experienced a higher level of acculturative stress and were of older age showed internalizing problems. The level of Korean language proficiency and marital satisfaction were also important factors influencing sub-categories of internalizing and externalizing problems aside from acculturative stress. Implications and suggestions to develop preventative programs for emotional and behavioral problems of children in multicultural families are discussed.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.13-21
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• 2014

In this paper, we study on an 'e-Atlas of Society & Culture(e-ASC)', to develop and implement educational courseware for marriage immigrant women, to adapt Korean society. The 'e-ASC' can help cultural adaptation, such as the understanding of Korean people's common values and behaviors and can likewise provide opportunities to contribute to Korean society, for marriage immigrant women living in Korea. E-cultural map is a useful tool for providing educational experiences and sharing a sociocultural homogeneity, using three dimensional space, for both immigrants and residents. The 'e-Atlas of Society & Culture', suggested in this paper, using the notion of an E-cultural map, has a strong point. That is to say, the immigrants have contextual limitations about Korea and Korean culture, caused by some particular events in their motherland. This atlas provides an opportunity to overcome this contextual limitations and to help understand and adapt to Korean society for these immigrants. This 'e-Atlas of Society & Culture' can be an efficient educational tool for immigrants and can help marriage immigrant women understand and adapt Korean social and cultural phenomena. They might have contextual limitations about these phenomena in their motherland.

• Daejeon Development Forum
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• s.31
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• pp.34-48
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• 2009

• Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.71-103
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is the awareness about the experiences of immigrant women residing in rural areas of life in Korea. Immigrant women residing in Gyeonggi Province and Incheon was a self-reported survey. Data collected by utilizing the SAS(Statistical Analysis System), percentage, mean, standard deviation, frequency analysis, including descriptive statistics were used. Findings, more than half of the migrant women are satisfied with their lives, and showed a high level of satisfaction with the husband. Learning map awareness in the education of their children in the most difficult and the necessary support to the children the basic curriculum map, Children's education as a way to solve the problem of after-school and school education activated and was the language barrier. Hard life in Korea, the language is a problem, Place discrimination received was a public place. Adapt to Korean society, language communication, child education, community adjustment problems with the same level of help was most needed. Meetings or activities often involve religious organizations, their home country, and meeting friends. His native Koreans, when it is difficult to discuss in order. Based on the results of such, Korea and community well adapted to the social framework that can nurture children married immigrant women in rural areas communities and Korean society and institutional as well prepared, and In addition, the foundation will need to activate the program.

• Women's Health Nursing
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.85-97
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was done to explore the lived experience of pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and early child rearing in married immigrant women in urban areas. Methods: Data were collected from February to April, 2011 through in-depth interviews. Nine immigrant women were selected in a metropolitan area through the purposive and snowball sampling method. After obtaining IRB permission and informed consent from the participants, all interviews were recorded with MP3 recorder and transcribed for analysis. Using the phenomenological approach, data collected through in-depth interviewing were analyzed following Colaizzi style. Results: Data analysis revealed 4 categories and 10 themes related to pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and early child rearing of married immigrant women in urban areas. These four categories were 'A clumsy foreigner's life with nostalgia', 'Crisis in the crisis', 'Unprepared for motherhood', and 'Living together with new family without regrets'. It was a common finding that they were not ready to be mothers because of the very short time for adjustment in Korea. Compared to rural, immigrant women urban women had various in social support systems. Conclusion: The results indicate that adequate education is needed for immigrant women regarding motherhood, and that this education should be culturally appropriate for these women.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.117-131
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to develop the prevention program of child abuse and to verify the effects of the program for marriage immigrant women in Korea. The prevention program was consist of 5 sessions and it was provided to participants once a week for five weeks. Participants were recruited thru the community centers for multi-cultural families in Korea. This study verified the effects of the prevention program with the comparison groups(pre-post). With the independent-samples t-test and paired-samples t-test, the program verified significant effects on the variables of acculturation stress, social support, and recognition of social policy. This study suggests the parenting education of child abuse for multi-cultural families in Korea.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.519-530
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to explore the experience in cultural competence of multicultural counselors working with female immigrants by marriage. In-depth interviews, followed by a phenomenological analysis, were conducted on 10 multicultural counselors. 6 themes were emerged from data analysis: facing difficulties due to linguistic and cultural differences, feeling doubts about self and one's ability, reflecting self, putting efforts to learn other cultures and groups, realizing changes, and feeling insecure still. 3 categories appeared from the 6 themes above: difficulties, efforts to change, and change and limitations. Based on the results, social work suggestions for increasing cultural competence of multicultural counselors were discussed.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.66 no.2
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• pp.179-202
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• 2014

This study was designed to explore the structural relationship of social support, acculturative stress and parenting stress which influenced child abuse among married immigrant women in Korea. For study 195 married immigrant women participated and structured questionnaire was used. This study identified that the variable of parenting stress directly affected child abuse and the variable of acculturation stress indirectly affected child abuse with a variable of parenting stress as a mediator variable. In addition, the variable of social support indirectly affected parenting stress with a variable of acculturation stress as a mediator variable. Also, the variable of social support did not directly affect child abuse, but it was verified as a protective factor to reduce the risk of child abuse. This study suggested the social interventions to prevent child abuse among multi-cultural families based on the study results.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.296-307
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to effect of social exclusion on depression of married in rural areas mediated by emotion regulation strategies of the 206 immigrant women in chungcheongbuk-do. The study main results are as follows. First, Results of correlation analysis show positive(+) correlation of the relational exclusion, cultural exclusion, community exclusion, basic service exclusion, economical exclusion, and negative(-) correlation of the positive emotion regulation strategies, negative emotion regulation strategies. Second, Results of hierarchical regression are positive(+) effect of the relational exclusion, community exclusion, economical exclusion, negative(-) effect of the social participation exclusion, exclusion. Third, Results of path verify that effect of social exclusion on depression perfect mediated by emotion regulation strategies. Therefore, To decrease of Depression of Immigrant Women in Rural Areas is to decrease Social Exclusion, Also there is included positively a strategy to increase of emotion regulation strategies.