• Title/Summary/Keyword: 사회적 지지 동원 모델

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Experiences of discrimination and psychological distress of children from multicultural families : Examining the mediating effect of social support (다문화가정 자녀들의 차별경험과 심리적 적응 : 사회적 지지의 매개효과 검증을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Hye mee;Won, Seo jin;Choi, Sun hwa
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.117-149
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    • 2011
  • This study examined the relationship between discrimination experienced by children of multicultural families and their psychological distress. As new minorities growing up with bicultural identities in Korean society, children from multicultural families are often exposed to racial discrimination and such experience often acts as a stressor in their everyday life. In order to examine the effect of discrimination on their psychological distress as well as the role of social support, a survey was conducted in 25 elementary schools in Daejeon city and Chungnam and Chungbuk province. Results indicated that children's experiences of discrimination significantly affected their psychological distress level that the more they were exposed to discrimination, the higher levels of depression and anxiety they experienced. Among social support domains, only peer support was found to be significantly related to both the experience of discrimination and their depression and anxiety levels. Supporting the social support deterioration model, the findings showed that more experiences of discrimination led to reduced peer support which in turn, increased the likelihood of being depressed and anxious. Peer support was also significant in partially mediating the discrimination-psychological distress relationship. Implications for social work practice with children from multicultural families are provided.