• Human Ecology Research
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.195-208
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• 2015

This study explored general marriage migration for 180 unmarried Vietnamese immigrant women and identified differences in recognition after the choice of marriage. The methods used were frequency analysis, kai verification, and independent t verification were conducted. The findings were as follows. First, unmarried Vietnamese women showed a receptive attitude towards marriage migration with the less-educated group more likely to opt for marriage migration. Economic benefit expectations topped other factors in regards to the image of marriage migrant women and motivation. Dual national identity benefits were also indicated. Second, the perception of external and illusionary images of the spouses of marriage migrant women was low; however, the perception of good occupations and gender equality was high. A vague expectancy of marriage was also found. The perception was high that children from multi-cultural families would be global bilingual talents and adjust to school; however, the perception of social discrimination or prejudice was low. The perception of social discrimination was low concerning the perception of social integration towards marriage migrant women; however, the perception of identities, cultural differences and employment was present. By contrast, the group opting for marriage migration showed a significantly low perception of social discrimination and difficulty in employment. The suggested measures are to regulate and maintain forms of marriage type, reinforce prior training systems for Vietnamese immigrant women (and spouses), enhance multicultural recognition, and supplement multicultural policies.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.375-390
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• 2020

This paper explored the marriage migrant mothers' experiences of parenting bi-ethnic children in South Korea based on the concepts of ethnic socialization and intersectionality. We analyzed in-depth interviews of 22 marriage migrant women from Vietnam residing in the capital region of South Korea. They had at least one child whose biological father is Korean. Children were 5 years old or older, attending preschool or elementary school. Five types of bi-ethnic socialization strategies were identified, which provide portraits of different situations in which marriage migrant women were placed. The five strategies that emerged from the data were 1) "Natural practice of bi-ethnic socialization" including two heterogeneous groups, "Coexistence of two cultures" and "Mixture of two cultures", 2) "Active practice of bi-ethnic socialization", 3) "Struggling practice of bi-ethnic socialization", 4) "Silence on bi-ethnic socialization", and 5) "Suppressed bi-ethnic socialization". The strategies of bi-ethnic socialization that marriage migrant women chose to raise their children reflected personal perceptions of Korean society and individual ethnic identity formed within Korean society. This study complements existing research on ethnic socialization by examining how ethnic socialization practices are shaped by multiple contexts marriage migrant women embedded in Korean society.

• 한국가족관계학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.133-155
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• 2018

Objectives: This study examined the differences in the intention of having a second child and the related factors among Chinese and Vietnamese migrant women from the perspective of adaptation theory. Methods: Data were drawn from the National Survey on Multi-Cultural Families in 2009 and 2015. Among the total 7,615 married migrant women (Korean-Chinese, Chinese-Han, Vietnamese), those within the age group 20-39 within the first 5 years of marriage who had one child were selected. A frequency analysis, chi-squared test, and logit regression analysis were performed. Results: Different ethnic groups had different reasons for having a second child and the related factors also differed between 2009 and 2015. In 2009, after controlling the related variables, the intention of Korean-Chinese and Chinese-Han married immigrant women to have a second child was higher than that of Vietnamese women, but no such difference was found in 2015. Participation in their local community, first marriage, the gender of the first child, and whether they were living with their parents-in-law were associated with the intention of migrant women having a second child in the 2009 analysis model but these factors were not significant in the 2015 analysis model. In the latter model, the household income, a variable related to economic conditions, has a positive effect on the intention of having a second child. Conclusions: The significance of this study supports adaptation theory by addressing the similarity in the childbirth intention between recently married immigrant women and Korean women.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.519-535
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to understand a migrant women's married life. The study examined migrant Filipino women's married lives, motives for marriage and migration to Korea, and their married life experiences. The results showed that these women get married to Korean men in pursuit of an economically better life to support their family in the Philippines through marriage migration. As for Filipino women's perceived difficulties in married life, they indicated hardships with redrawing the boundaries of nationality, as well as their husbands' faults or bad habits which are different from what they expected before marriage. Other difficulties mentioned were the peculiar culture of living with parents-in-law, and general difficulties in married life. This study showed that marriage migration results not from external pressure or motives but ultimately from their own decision in a social and cultural context. It was also implicated that Korea's superior position to the Philippines in international economic power has an effect on family relations. The boundaries of nationality are redrawn according to their married life. In addition, it was revealed that the Korean born children of migrant mothers who divorce because of difficulties in married life are in a very poor situation as their national identity depends on their mother's future marriage relations.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.631-637
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• 2013

본 연구는 결혼이주여성의 건강행위 어려움을 이해하고 그 경험의 의미를 기술하고자 시도되었다. 2010년 4월부터 5월까지 심층면담과 관찰법을 사용하여 결혼이주여성의 건강행위 어려움을 수집하고 Colazzi가 제안한 현상학적 연구방법에 따라 연구결과를 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결혼이주여성의 건강행위 어려움의 중심현상은 "건강정보가 부족함", "문화적 차이로 갈등을 겪음", "의료기관 이용이 부담스러움", "결국은 혼자라고 느낌"으로 도출되었다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2015

이주여성의 증가는 한국사회에 많은 영향을 미치고 있지만, 적절한 사회프로그램이 제공되지 못하고 있는 상황이다. 최근 이주여성은 사회적 약자의 위치에서 벗어나 자신의 문화를 지키고 스스로의 역량을 강화해 나가는 새로운 집단으로 부각되고 있다. 따라서 디아스포라의 함의를 포함하여 문화절충과 소수집단의 역량을 강화하는 측면에서 장기적이면서 비차별적인 사회프로그램의 개발이 시급한 상황이다. 본 논문에서는 이주의 역사가 오래된 EU의 이주여성을 위한 사회프로그램을 분석하여 앞으로의 사회프로그램개발에 기여하고자 하였다. EU자료분석은 인터넷자료와 EU Commission의 공식자료를 주로 분석하여 표로 재구성하였다. EU 사회프로그램의 특징은 비차별, 완전 고용, 인권과 시민권을 기반으로 구성되었다는 것이고, 사회적배제의 차원이 아니라 사회포용정책의 일환으로 제공되고 있다. 단기간의 전시성 프로그램이 아니라 장기적으로 완전고용을 통한 시민권 보장을 위한 프로그램이 준비되는 것이 사회통합차원에서 필요할 것이다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.603-615
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• 2022

Assessing the health of international migrants is crucial in the Republic of Korea, Asia, and even worldwide. We compared the risk factors for non-communicable diseases among Asian migrants in Korea and the Korean population. This cross-sectional (2015) and longitudinal (2009-2015) observational study comprised a population-wide analysis spanning 2009 to 2015. Asian migrants (n=987,214) in Korea and Korean nationals (n=1,693,281) aged ≥20 were included. The Asian migrants were classified as Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and other. The prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases (current smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension) were analyzed. Regarding the age-adjusted prevalence, direct age standardization was conducted separately by sex using 10-year age bands; the World Standard Population was used as the standard population. Among the participants aged ≥20, the age-adjusted prevalence of current smoking was higher among Chinese and other Asian migrant men than among Korean men and women (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). The age-adjusted prevalence of obesity was higher among Chinese, Filipino, and other Asian migrant women than in Korean women (p<0.001, p=0.002, and p<0.001, respectively). Among the participants aged 20-49, the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension was higher in Filipino migrant women than in Korean women (p=0.009 and p<0.001, respectively). Current rates of smoking and obesity were worse among Asian migrants of specific nationalities than among native Koreans. The health inequalities among Filipino migrant women in Korea, especially those aged 20-49, should be addressed.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2014

이 글에서는 한국 여성 결혼이주자정책의 특징과 한계를 상호문화주의(interculturalism)적 측면에서 조망하고 과제를 제시하고자 한다. 연구의 초점은 한국에서 압축적으로 급속하게 진행되고 있는 다인종사회화의 현황과 정책적 대응을 개괄하고, 여성 결혼이주자정책에서 나타나고 있는 인종 지향적이고 젠더 편향적인 이슈들을 검토한다. 그리고 여성 결혼이주자들은 '초국적 사회적 장'(transnational social field)에서의 독특한 정체성 재형성 과정을 거친다는 점에서 한국 여성 결혼이주자정책이 지향할 수 있는 현실적 지향점으로서의 상호문화주의의 개념과 특징, 유럽의 정책 및 사업 사례를 예시하고, '상호문화적 시민권'에 대한 인식 제고와 교육 프로그램 강화, '선택적 동화'를 통한 '다원적 통합' 지향, 여성 결혼이주자의 상호문화적응프로그램 강화, 한국의 특성을 고려한 상호문화성 측정 지표 개발과 평가 결과의 이주자정책에의 피드백 등 상호문화성 강화를 위한 과제를 제시한다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.629-638
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 결혼이주여성의 결혼만족도와 지역사회애착이 양육효능감에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 알아보는 것이다. 설문조사는 2017년 9월 말부터 10월 중순까지 약 3주간 진행되었고, 경기도 안산지역의 다문화가족지원센터 프로그램을 이용하는 결혼이주여성으로부터 234부의 구조화된 설문지가 회수되었으며, 답변이 불성실한 응답지를 제외하고, 231명의 자료가 최종 분석에 활용되었다. 분석 방법은 SPSS 25 패키지 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 기술통계분석, 상관분석과 위계적 회귀분석 및 매개효과 분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과, 결혼이주여성의 결혼만족도와 지역사회애착은 양육효능감에 통계적으로 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 지역사회애착은 결혼만족도와 양육효능감 사이에서 부분 매개효과가 있음을 검증하였다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 하여 결혼이주여성의 결혼만족도와 지역사회애착 및 양육효능감 강화를 위한 정책 및 실천적 방안을 논의하였다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 한국전통무용 참가 결혼이주여성의 문화적응 스트레스가 생활만족도에 미치는 영향을 규명하고 내재된 변인인 자아존중감이 갖는 매개효과에 대해 규명할 것을 제안한다. 연구대상은 D시의 이주여성 지원센터에서 제공되는 프로그램에 참가하는 결혼이주여성(실험집단:28명, 통제집단:30명)으로 3개월간(주 2회, 50분씩)의 한국전통무용프로그램 참가 전, 후의 수집된 설문자료를 SPSS 21.0을 이용하여 변인간의 구조적 관계를 검증하였다. 그 결과 한국전통무용참가 결혼이주여성의 문화적응 스트레스는 자아존중감과 생활만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 주었으며, 자아존중감을 통해 생활만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 한국전통무용참가 결혼이주여성의 문화적응 스트레스는 자아존중감과 생활만족도에 직접적인 영향을 줌과 동시에 자아존중감의 매개효과를 통해서도 생활만족도에 간접적인 영향을 미치는 중요한 요인임을 검증하였다.