• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.60-71
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors affecting the mental health status of children from multicultural families in South Korea. Methods: This study was based on Dahlgren and Whitehead's (1991) rainbow model as a conceptual framework and used data from the second phase of the multicultural adolescents panel study conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed using SPSS version 26.0, with p<.05 considered to indicate statistical significance. Results: In the final model, stress (odds ratio [OR]=0.53, p<.001), life satisfaction (OR=2.09, p=.004), self-esteem (OR=1.73, p=.032), and peer support (OR=1.46, p=.019) affected the mental health status of children from multicultural families. The living and working conditions and general socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions did not significantly influence the mental health status of children from multicultural families in the final model. Conclusion: As components of Dahlgren and Whitehead's model, individual hereditary and lifestyle factors, as well as social and community networks, affected the mental health status of children from multicultural families. Therefore, in order to improve the mental health of children from multicultural families, efforts are needed to alleviate their stress, increase life satisfaction and self-esteem, and strengthen their social support.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.107-117
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to examine the general characteristics and the variety of family life experiences related to the life satisfaction of multicultural families with school-aged children. Data were drawn from the first wave of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey conducted in 2010 and developed by the National Youth Policy Institute. Further, the sample for this study consisted of 95 multicultural families who met the requirements. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, the t -test, analysis of variance, and multiple regression using SPSS ver. 18.0. The main results showed that family life experiences that were made up of 5 domains, specifically time, leisure, household economy, health, and child education had a broad range of levels. In addition, family life experiences differed according to the general characteristics of multicultural families with school-aged children, such as mother's employment status, number of children, father's employment status and education level, and family composition. Lastly, their life satisfaction was significantly predicted by the father's employment status and health, children's age, children's education, and leisure in the order of significance. These findings suggested the need to expand the social intervention range for multicultural families with school-aged children, particularly in terms of family leisure and children's school life adaptation.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.7-31
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• 2013

본 연구의 목적은 다문화가정과 비다문화가정 아동청소년의 학교생활 적응을 비교하는 것이다. 본 연구는 한국 아동 청소년패널 자료를 활용하여 여러 혼동 변수들을 통제한 상태에서 다문화/비다문화가정 아동 청소년의 학교적응을 비교함으로써 두 집단간 학교생활적응의 차이를 추정하고자 하였다. 다문화가정 아동청소년은 평균적으로 비다문화 가정에 비해 학교생활 적응 수준이 낮은 것으로 추정되었으나, 매칭방법을 통하여 개인과 가족특성, 부모의 양육방식의 특성을 조정한 이후에는 두 집단 간 학교생활 적응에 유의한 차이가 없다는 결론이 도출되었다. 이러한 결과는 외국인 부/모를 가진 다문화가정 자녀라는 특성이 이들의 학교생활에 위험요인으로 작용하지 않는다는 점을 알려주며, 다문화가정 자녀의 취약성에 대해 의문을 제기하는 결과로 해석될 수 있다. 또한 다문화 가정 여부와 무관하게 자녀의 학교생활 적응에는 자아탄력성과 긍정적 양육방식이 주요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 자아탄력성을 강화시키는 개입의 필요성과 아동청소년 뿐 아니라 그들의 가족까지를 포괄하는 개입을 통해 학교생활적응을 제고할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.46-57
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• 2019

Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate the growth of low income and multicultural families' children in Dae-jeon area via growth indices, obesity indices and metabolic risk factors. Methods Six to 13-year-old children were enrolled in this study. Children were examined their body composition and bone age and their blood samples were collected. Results Current growth of children in low income and multicultural families was under the average compared to that of average children in the same age. Also, boys were more prone to be overweight than girls and their skeletal maturity was more rapidly progressing. Conclusions Intensive management and more training in regards to exercise and eating habits will be needed to low income and multicultural families' children.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.807-819
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the oral health behavior of mothers in multicultural families and the oral health management of children. Methods: The subjects were 303 mothers in multicultural families having children in childhood. To verify the validity of the outcome, a factorial analysis was conducted. To examine differences in the outcome according to socio-demographic characteristics, a one-way ANOVA was used, and the hypothesis was tested through a multiple regression analysis. Results: According to the results, it was found that severity, self-efficacy, sensitivity, and multicultural disability that show attitudes had significant impact on the mother's oral health behavior. Moreover, it was found that self-efficacy, sensitivity, and the mother's oral health behavior that show attitudes had significant impact on the children's oral health management. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it would be necessary to increase the interest in mother-and-child oral health, developing a mother-and-child oral health education program targeted toward the oral health of the mothers and children in multicultural families. Moreover, it is essential to educate mothers in multicultural families in order to increase their sense of responsibility toward their children's oral health management, aiming to promote knowledge and to change attitudes and behavior.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.23-34
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate factors affecting health behaviors in late school-aged children from multicultural families. Methods: This study included 401 children (112 from multicultural families and 289 from non-multicultural backgrounds) in grades 4~6 in 11 elementary schools. Data on health behaviors and related factors (school adjustment, the mother-child relationship, self-efficacy, etc.) were collected from the children using self-reported questionnaires between May and June in 2019. The collected data were analyzed through a univariate analysis and multiple regression analysis. Results: The health behavior score of multicultural children was lower than that of non-multicultural children (t=3.32, p=.001). In multicultural children, school adjustment (β=.55, p<.001), mother-child relationship (β=.25, p=.001), and perceived health status (very healthy=1; β=.19, p=.011) were significant factors affecting their health behavior and explained 47.0% (F=30.93, p<.001) of the variance. Conclusion: Multicultural late school-aged children are at risk to engage in a lower level of health behaviors than their non-multicultural counterparts. More attention should be paid to ways of improving multicultural children's perceptions of their health status, maternal relationships, and school adjustment in order to promote health behaviors.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.137-163
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• 2022

이 연구는 다문화가정의 자녀교육문제를 중심으로 정보요구의 세부 내용을 고찰하여 이를 지원하는 공공도서관프로그램을 개발하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 이를 위해 다문화가정 학부모를 대상으로 심층면담을 통해 자녀교육 관련 경험 및 요구에 대한 자료를 수집하였다. 연구결과, 다문화가정의 자녀교육 관련 요구는 1) 한국 학교의 교육체계 및 상황에 대한 이해 부족, 2) 자녀의 언어 및 학습에 대한 요구, 3) 자녀의 이중언어교육 관련 요구, 4) 학부모 역할 수행을 위한 교육 정보, 5) 자녀에 대한 편견과 차별 우려, 6) 도서관에 대한 인식과 경험 지원이라는 6가지 유형으로 확인되었다. 이를 바탕으로 다문화가정 자녀의 교육지원을 위한 도서관프로그램과 운영방안을 1) 자녀교육을 위한 부모 역할, 2) 자녀의 학습, 3) 자녀의 언어교육, 4) 다문화이해교육, 5) 도서관이용교육과 안내 영역을 중심으로 제안하였다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of parenting stress on children's problematic behavior in multicultural families. The subjects were 143 mothers who are caring for their 3-6 year old children in multicultural families. Data was collected using a parenting stress index and a child behavior check list. The data were statistically analyzed using a t-test, a one-way ANOVA(Scheff'e test), a correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The study showed that there were no significant differences in parenting stress according to the socio-demographic variables. However, there were some significant differences in children's problematic behavior according to the mother's education. Correlation analysis indicated that the mother's parenting stress and children's problematic behavior in multicultural families had significant positive correlations in all sub-variables. It was also found that the mother's education, the mother's stress caused by a difficult child, the mother's stress caused by dysfuntional interactions between parents and children and educational distress, were all significant predictors of the preschool children's problematic behavior in multicultural families.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.981-991
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• 2010

This study investigated the structural relationships between parental attitude, social support, self-esteem, and levels of adjustment to school life of children from multicultural families. Participants were 177 elementary school children from multicultural families in 1st to 6th grade of elementary school in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area of South Korea. The major findings were as follows. 1) Parenting attitude, social support, and self-esteem had direct effects on levels of children's adjustment to school life. 2) Parental attitudes and social support had direct effects on children's levels of self-esteem. 3) Parental attitudes and social support also had indirect effects on levels of adjustment to school life of these children. This study suggested that various concern and supports from multi level of society are required to improve adjustment to school life in children from multicultural families.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.63-72
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• 2020

본 연구는 다문화가정 아동이 성장과정에서 필요한 심리적 적응에 집단미술치료가 필요하다고 보며, 집단미술치료를 연구하여 그 효과를 논의하고자 한다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 다문화가정 아동은 미술작업경험과 연구자와의 상호작용을 통해 점차 자유롭게 자신을 표현할 수 있었으며, 자신의 감정과 생각 그리고 내면의 욕구를 미술적 표현을 통해 객관화하고 수용 및 해소하는 경험을 하였다. 둘째, 다문화가정 아동은 능동적인 자기표현, 자발성, 정서표현을 촉진하는 비구조적인 집단미술치료 환경가운데 자신에 대해 새롭게 인식할 수 있었으며, 점차 능동적인 태도 즉, 자발성을 회복하는 경험을 하였다. 셋째, 다문화가정 아동은 집단미술치료 경험의 과정에서 긍정적인 자아개념을 키울 수 있었다. 결론적으로 집단미술치료 프로그램을 적용하여 미술치료가 갖고 있는 고유의 독특한 측면들을 통해 다문화가정 아동의 심리적 적응에 어려움을 경험하고 있는 아동에게 서로 언어만으로는 할 수 없었던 방식으로 이야기를 나누는 장을 마련해 줄 수 있다.