• 한국가족관계학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.97-127
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• 2016

Objective: This study explored benefits of a relationship-focused intervention to enhance marriage communication designed for multicultural married couples and changes that occurred in the way the program's participants communicated with one another. Method: The intervention program was implemented on six married multicultural couples (and six other couples as a control group), and their communication, conflict resolution, and adaptation before and after the intervention were examined. In addition, the researchers kept observation journals to understand the changes in the manner in which the married multicultural couples communicated with their spouse and examine their perception about participating in the program; further, we conducted post-program interviews with the participants after the completion of the program. Results: The results of this study are as follows: (1) the experiment group made more progress in improving couple communication, resolving marriage conflicts, and adapting as a married couple than the control group in a statistically significant manner in both preand post-program tests, and (2) the study confirmed through qualitative analysis that the program made positive contributions to improving the couples' abilities to have conversations and resolve conflicts, as well as their intimacy. Conclusion: Based on these results, implications for further research and practices were discussed.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of marriage education programs for multicultural couples based on their socio-demographic characteristics. A total of 816 multicultural families (247 Korean husbands and 569 foreign wives) were recruited through 99 Multicultural Family Support Centers across Korea. Descriptive statistics and multiple regressions were conducted. The program needs that were relatively higher than other areas included the need to develop education on "understanding the culture and language of partner," "increased intimacy of the couple," "multicultural awareness," and "set goals for life." We also found that each participant's gender, foreign wife's country of origin, participant's education level, and marriage duration were significantly related to the needs of marriage education programs. These findings suggest that family life education for multicultural couples should be based on the characteristics of the program participants such as socio-demographic characteristics and family life cycle instead of providing a universal program for all multicultural couples.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.202-214
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• 2015

본 연구는 다문화가정 부부의 특별한 개별적 요구에 기반을 둔 부부 의사소통 및 관계증진 프로그램을 개발하고 적용 효과를 살피는 데 그 목적을 두었다. 본 프로그램은 기존 프로그램 및 선행연구 검토와 참여자의 요구조사, 전문가 면담의 과정을 통해 개발되었고, 4쌍의 다문화가정 부부에게 11주간(주 1회, 회당 120분) 부부 대화기법, 부부 상담을 활용한 부부의사소통 중재 프로그램으로 적용되었다. 프로그램이 실행되는 동안 수집된 녹음파일, 활동지, 연구자의 현장노트 등의 질적자료를 통해 살펴본 프로그램의 효과는 다음과 같다. (1) 다문화가정 부부의 친밀성이 향상되었고, (2) 부부간의 대화가 증가되었으며, (3) 특히 부부간의 의사소통 방식은 "역기능적 의사소통"에서 "협력적인 의사소통"으로 변화되었다. 결론적으로 이러한 변화가 부부관계 증진에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 개발한 부부 의사소통 프로그램은 다문화가정 부부대화의 물꼬를 열었다는 점과 부부갈등을 해결하고 관리하기 위해 의사소통 전략과 전문적인 상담지원을 하였다는 점에서 의의를 가진다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.305-312
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• 2013

본 논문의 목적은 2012년 3월부터 11월까지 총 2학기동안 "상호문화주의 프락시스에 기초한 다문화 및 선주민 부부의 소통" 인문강좌시간에 실행한 영화제작 활동에서 그 과정과 결과물을 통해 다문화부부의 경험을 탐색하는데 있다. 본 연구는 활동 참여자 중 면담에 응한 4부부 8명을 대상으로 하여, 자료수집기간은 2012년 3월 10일부터 11월 3일까지 8개월이며, 면대면 개별면담과 집단면담을 통해 자료가 수집이 되었다. 강좌 참여자들을 통해 얻어낸 다문화가정 부부의 인문학강좌 참여경험에 관한 본질적 주제 경험은 '좋은 관계', '수용과 지지', '긍정적인 마음', '성취감'으로 나타났다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.31-57
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to determine what factors affect the marital life of multicultural families. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 immigrated females and their husbands living in Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, Korea, by open-ended questionnaire. The interviews took place on September 11, 2008, and October 11, 2008. The major findings can be summarized as follows: Through the content analysis of the informants' responses, three major factors were found to influence the successful adjustment of the married female immigrants: personal factors, familial support, and social support systems. Among the personal factors, the self-esteem of the married couples is relatively high. However, the factor of the economic living conditions of the multicultural families indicates some difficulty. Finally, considering the level of self-development of the female immigrants' husbands, an older husband was viewed more negatively than a younger one. In terms of familial support, the most important factor affecting the adjustment of a foreign wife is the trust of her husband and her relationship with the husband's family. Accordingly, educational programs are necessary to promote multicultural understanding and the couples' relations. In social support systems, the female immigrants experienced neglect, as far as multicultural prejudice in society. Therefore, in order to revitalize the self-esteem of immigrants, we need to reach out to multicultural families. The center for support of multicultural families provides opportunities to find training, upgrade education for employment, and expand their social network. In addition, it is necessary for the national public relations industry to recognize improvements regarding the adjustment of multicultural families.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.101-117
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• 2011

This research is intended to explore the adaptation process for immigrant women and their Korean spouses through a qualitative method. It is aimed at understanding how immigrant women and their Korean spouses have adjusted to their lives in Korea over the last 10 years and how they have dealt with difficulties in the adaptation process. The participants were 15 intermarried couples consisting of a Southeast Asian wife and a Korean husband. They got married through matchmakers and have children between the ages of 8 and 13. The study carried out in-depth interviews. To analyze the interview data, the qualitative software program Nvivo8 was used. The results showed that immigrant women and their Korean spouses experienced confusion at first. They struggled adapting to each other's lifestyles and made efforts to establish harmony. In the end, they made their own family identity as a multicultural family. The study widens the understanding of multicultural families by focusing on both wives and husbands. Also, the use of the Nvivo8 software strengthens the reliability of the data analysis. The results will contribute to providing interracial couples with the adaptive strategies.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.123-136
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the marital satisfaction of husbands in multicultural families. This study will provide basic data to develop the policies and services related to multicultural families. Data were collected through the questionnaire method from 99 multicultural couples. Analysis of the data consisted of t-tests to compare the psychological characters of the couple and multiple regression to analyze the independent effects of the related variables. The results can be summarized as follows: First, self-esteem, depression, and multicultural acceptance attitude are significantly higher for the wife than for the husband. Second, regarding the influence of the relevant factors on the husband's marital satisfaction, the most significant factors include the gap in the couple's ages, the husband's self-esteem and sex role attitude, and the wife's sex role attitude, godiness, and marital satisfaction.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.589-602
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• 2012

The Korean society has gone through a dramatic change in its population, with rapidly increasing number of multicultural families through international marriages since 1990s. This study investigated the differences between multicultural families and Korean families in three areas related to dietary behaviors: diet-related behaviors and perception, and food preferences. A cross-sectional analysis was performed in 500 Koreans from Korean families and 104 couples from the multicultural families with Vietnamese wives. More subjects from multicultural families grew up in the countryside, received less education and also had lower income than the subjects from Korean families. Multicultural families ate traditional Korean meals more often at home and dined out less often than Korean families. The multicultural families focused more attention on nutritional aspects of their diets than Korean families. The Vietnamese wives in multicultural families favored Vietnamese foods but they rarely ate those foods in Korea despite an easy accessibility to Vietnamese ingredients. In conclusion, the multicultural families had more traditional Korean dietary patterns than Korean families, which could have been influenced by their socioeconomic factors. Further research with a quantitative analysis is needed in future studies to understand the effect of dietary patterns on nutritional status and quality of life in multicultural and Korean families.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.381-394
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• 2011

한국내 외국인 인구가 약 126만 명으로 현재 우리사회는 다인종 다문화사회로 급속하게 변화하고 있다. 유, 초, 중, 고에 취학하고 있는 다문화 가정 학생수도 약 3만6천명 (2010년 기준)이 넘고 있어 앞으로 다문화가정의 학생이 더욱 증가할 것으로 예상할 수 있는데 실제로 국제결혼과 이민자들의 가장 큰 고민거리중의 하나는 자녀들에 대한 편견과 차별에 대한 우려이다. 연구의 결과는 다문화 가정 학생들이 피부색, 언어의 발음, 학교생활에 부적응 등으로 집단 따돌림을 당하고 있는 실정에 있다. 다문화교육 대상학년은 사실상 초등학교 l 학년부터 지도되어야 하고 다문화 가정 학생과 일반학생이 통합 교육으로 지도해야하고, 다문화 교육 주요자료는 영상자료, 사진자료를 사용하는 것이 좋을 것으로 밝혀졌다. 안내 자료는 책자나 CD자료가 적합하다고 하였고 지도 시기는 교과와 관련하여 지도하는 것이 바람직하다고 하였다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.147-163
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• 2016

Multicultural Family Support Centers (MFSC) have provided five program areas including family, gender equality, human rights, social integration, and counseling since 2015. It is important to examine the MFSC staff's perceptions of the family programs and program needs for multicultural families to improve the effectiveness of these programs. In this study, we aim to explore the staff's perceptions of the family programs and to assess multicultural family program needs based on the family life cycle. A total of 130 MFSC staff were recruited through 128 MFSCs across Korea. Descriptive statistics were conducted for data analysis. Our findings revealed that MFSC staff have increasingly recognized that their target audiences are not only marriage immigrants and their families but also foreign workers' families and families from North Korea. In addition, the MFSC staff identified the importance of family programs instead of only programs for individual family members and multicultural families' different program needs based on their family life cycle. Contrary to the positive perception of the family programs, they described challenges of the family programs including a shortage of funds, difficulty recruiting family member combinations (e.g., couples, parent-child) for family programs, a lack of a program manual, and a heavy workload. This study provides insights into the family programs including their development and delivery.