• 성인간호학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.639-651
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• 2009

Purpose: This study examined relationships among stress, stress coping strategies, and somatization in mothers-in-law from multi-cultural families in a rural area. Methods: Elderly mothers-in-law (n=227) living with foreign daughters-in-law completed a self-reporting questionnaire. Data were collected from April to August 2009. Questions related to stress (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), coping strategies (Coping Strategy Scale) for stress, and somatization (Symptom Check List 90, Revised). SPSS/WIN 12.0 program was used for descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analyses. Results: Subjects had a moderate level of stress (5.03). There were significant differences in stress level according to age, educational level, religion, chronic disease, health status, number of children, agreement of an international marriage of her sons, satisfaction in living with a foreign daughter-in-law, and family conflict. Stress showed a significant positive correlation with offensive coping strategy, passive strategy, and somatization. Stress, offensive coping strategy, and passive coping strategy affected the level of somatization. Conclusion: In a family situation involving co-habitation of mother- and foreign daughter-in-law, increased stress experienced by the mother-in-law can lead to increased offensive and passive coping strategies, and increased somatization. More effective means of stress reduction are needed for mothers-in-law from multi-cultural families.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.341-352
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• 2019

This study examined the effect of maternal positive parenting attitudes on school adjustment among multi-cultural adolescents in Korea and investigated if multi-cultural adolescents' ego-resiliency mediates the relationship between maternal positive parenting attitudes and school adjustment. We used panel data from the fifth wave (2015) of the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS) collected by the National Youth Policy Institute. Participants were 1,297 multi-cultural adolescents (639 boys, 658 girls) who are second-year middle school students and have foreign mothers. SPSS 25.0 performed descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis. The structural equation model (SEM) was estimated with Mplus 5.12. The results of this study were as follows. First, a higher level of maternal positive parenting attitudes were related to higher level of ego-resiliency and school adjustment for multi-cultural adolescents. Second, maternal positive parenting attitudes had an indirect effect on school adjustment for multi-cultural adolescents via ego-resiliency. The results of this study indicate that maternal positive parenting behaviors would help improve the school adjustment of multi-cultural adolescents by increasing the level of ego-resiliency. In addition, the results of this study suggest that improving ego-resiliency for multi-cultural adolescents can be an effective method to help in school adjustment, as well as education for maternal parenting attitude.

• 대한감각통합치료학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2010

목적 : 본 연구는 다문화와 일반 가정 어머니의 양육태도와 그 자녀의 감각처리능력을 알아보기 위한 것이다. 연구 방법 : 만 3~7세의 자녀를 둔 다문화 가정 19명과 일반 가정 38명을 조사하였다. 설문지는 어머니와 자녀의 일반적인 특성, 어머니의 양육태도, 자녀의 감각처리능력에 관한 것이다. 대상자의 인구학적 특성은 기술통계, 두 집단간의 비교는 맨 휘트니 U 방법으로 분석하였다. 결과 : 다문화 가정과 일반 가정의 양육태도는 거부적 태도(p=.000)와 자율적 태도(p=.000)에서 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 그리고 다문화 가정과 일반 가정 아동의 감각처리능력을 비교한 결과, 맛/냄새 민감성(p=.004), 움직임 민감성(p=.021), 과소반응/특정자극을 찾는 행동(p=.010), 청각여과하기(p=.016), 활력이 부족하고 허약함(p=.003), 시각/청각 민감성(p=.029), 총합(p=.002) 항목에서 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통하여 다문화 가정과 일반 가정의 어머니 양육태도 특성과 만 3~7세 아동의 감각처리능력에 대해 알아보았다. 다문화 가정에 대한 심층적이고 질적인 연구를 통해 특성을 파악하고 놀이와 발달에 대한 정보를 제공하는 것이 필요하다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.217-228
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• 2017

This paper examined the effects of children's interests and attitudes toward mother's native culture and use of mother's native language on satisfaction of the mother-child relationship in multi-cultural families. Data from the 2012 National Survey of Multi-cultural Families demonstrate that for children aged between 9 and 12 years, their fluency and desire to speak well in the mother's native language as well as father's encouragement for using the mother's native language at home were positively associated with satisfaction of the mother-child relationship. For those aged between 13 and 18 years, mother's nationality (i.e. Southeast or South Asia) was negatively related with mother-child relationship satisfaction. Both mother's and children' communication skills, children's interests in mother's native culture, pride for mother being a foreigner, and desire to speak well in the mother's native language were positively associated with mother-child relationship satisfaction. Therefore, there is a need for foreign wives to be educated in Korean language and culture as well as opportunities for children to learn their mother's native culture and language.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.87-102
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• 2010

This study had a purpose to present a comprehensive grasp of the variables that influence a sense of self-identity in children of multi-cultural families. The participants were 310 elementary school children from the fourth to sixth grades and who were currently enrolled in North Jeolla Province. The results were as follows. First, no significant difference was found for a sense of self-identity according to the children's gender. But a significant difference was found according to the nationality of the mothers. Second, the boys' self-identity was affected by mother's rejection of discipline/reprimand behaviors and the girls' self-identity was affected by school satisfaction. Last, children's selfidentity was affected by the mother's nationality(Japan, China, and Philippine).

• 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.

• 아동학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.143-155
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• 2016

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of psychological well-being on married immigrant women's parenting efficacy. Methods: The participants consisted of 145 married immigrant mothers who were members of multi-cultural family support centers in Andong, Young-ju, Uiseung, and Munkyung cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do province. Results: The main results are as follows. First, the levels of language competence and education were significantly related to psychological well-being, suggesting that the level of language competence as well as the level of education could be main factors for psychological well-being. Further, numbers of children and monthly household income were significantly related to parenting efficacy. Second, psychological well-being was correlated with parenting efficacy of married immigrant women, demonstrating that psychological well-being was the most effective variable for parenting efficacy. Third, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, and personal growth in the psychological well-being significantly predicted parenting efficacy. Conclusion: These findings suggested that we should reconsider the importance of psychological well-being in supporting programs for parenting.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.164-174
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical growth and developmental status of infants and children of married immigrant women. Methods: The participants were 92 infants and children aged from birth to 6 yr whose mothers were married immigrant women living in one rural area. Physical growth and developmental status were evaluated by using anthropometric assessment, and Korean Denver II developmental screening test. Results: Of the participants, 10.8% were below the 3rd percentile for weight, 13.0% for length, 5.4% for head circumference, and from 69.6% to 79.3% were distributed below the 50th percentile on growth charts. Further, 18.5% were classified as having questionable development. Factors related to low physical growth in infants and children were mother's weight and mother's level in Korean language classes. Conclusion: The physical growth and developmental status of children is vulnerable and serious. The study results suggest a need for regular growth and developmental evaluations. Political support is important for these mothers. In addition, there also is a need to develop early intervention strategies to promote growth and development of the infants and children of these married immigrant women.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2011

최근 우리와 다른 민족 또는 다른 문화적 배경을 가진 사람들이 포함된 다문화가정이 증가하였고 그들에 대한 사회적 관심이 증가하고 있으나, 우리는 아직 이들의 구강상태에 대한 기초적인 자료도 없는 실정이다. 본 연구는 부모가 모두 한국인인 가정과 다문화 가정에서, 어머니와 어린이의 구강 상태를 검사하고, polymerase chain reaction(PCR)을 이용하여 치아우식증의 주요 원인균인 Streptococcus mutans의 serotype 분포와 전이에 대한 실험을 통해 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 한국인 가정에서는, serotype c는 95%, serotype e, f, k는 10%의 비율로 나타났으며, 다문화가정을 대상으로 하였을 때에는 serotype c는 68.8%, serotype e는 31.25%, serotype f는 43.75%, serotype k는 18.8%의 비율로 나타났다. 2) 어머니와 어린이 둘 다 serotype이 확인된 경우, 92.86%에서 어머니와 어린이가 하나 이상의 같은 serotype을 포함하는 것으로 나타났다. 3) 한 가지 serotype만 나타난 경우보다 두 종류 이상의 serotype이 확인된 경우에서 평균 S. mutans level이 높게 나왔으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 4) 우식 위험이 높다고 볼 수 있는 S. mutans level 2를 기준으로 비교하였을 때, 각 그룹 간에 우식 위험도는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 5) 그룹에 따른 serotype의 수, 우식 이환율, S. mutans level 간에는 유의한 상관관계가 없었다(p>0.05).