• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.297-306
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between stress and oral health symptoms in adolescents in multicultural families. Methods: The data from the 10th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS) were analyzed using PASW Statistics 18.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). A total of 795 adolescents, whose mother or father's home country is not Korea, were selected as the final analysis subjects. Results: There was a correlation between the subject's stress level and oral health symptoms. Toothache was significantly increased 2.474 times (p<0.001) compared to lower stress levels. Gum pain and halitosis were significantly increased by 2.394 times and 1.820 times, respectively, compared with those who had low stress (0.001, 0.008). Conclusions: The results suggest that stress experienced by adolescents in multicultural families affects oral health symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the stress factors and levels in adolescents belonging to multicultural families whose physical and emotional changes are evident and develop a customized program considering their characteristics.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.306-312
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• 2016

Objectives: We aimed to compare the smoking behaviors in adolescents from monocultural and multicultural families and to evaluate the associations between their smoking behavior and number of suicide attempts. Methods: The data used in this study was collected from The Tenth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. The differences in the sociodemographic characteristics between the adolescents in the multicultural and monocultural families were analyzed through the ${\chi}^2$-test, and a logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the relationships between the smoking behavior and number of suicide attempts of the adolescents in multicultural families. The process involved an analysis using a complex sample design. Results: There was significant difference in the weighted rates of the current smoking behavior (13.3% vs. 8.4%, p<0.001), experience of violence (6.8% vs. 2.3%, p<0.001), and number of suicide attempts (5.4% vs. 2.7%, p<0.001) between the adolescents from the multicultural and monocultural families. In both groups, the current smoking behavior was associated with the number of suicide attempts (multicultural families OR=6.5, p=0.005; monocultural families OR=1.5, p<0.001). Conclusion: Our results showed that the percentage of current smokers in the adolescents from multicultural families was higher than that in the monocultural families and that current smoking behavior is related to the number of suicide attempts in both groups, after adjustment for age, sex, socioeconomic status, academic achievement, current smoking behavior, depressive mood and experience of violence.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2018

본 연구는 다문화가정 청소년의 부모 친밀도와 인터넷 정책 인지도가 인터넷 중독에 미치는 영향을 살펴봄으로써 인터넷 중독 문제를 완화 또는 예방할 수 있는 정책과 실천적 함의를 제시하는 목적으로 수행되었다. 이를 위해 미래창조과학부와 한국정보화진흥원에서 매해 실시하고 있는 인터넷 중독 실태조사 자료에서 다문화가정 청소년 자료를 활용하였으며, 인구사회학적 변수들을 통제한 상태에서 부모와의 친밀도와 인터넷 관련 정책 인지도가 인터넷 중독에 미치는 영향을 중다회귀모형으로 분석하였다. 인터넷 중독 자가진단 척도의 분석 결과, 분석 대상 청소년들의 전체 척도 점수는 평균 2.09점이었고 하위 요인별로는 금단이 평균 2.20점, 내성이 평균 2.18점으로 높게 나타났다. 다음으로 다문화가정 청소년들이 인지하는 부모와의 친밀도가 인터넷 중독과 부적으로 유의미한 관계를 가진다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 다문화가정 청소년들이 정부의 인터넷 중독 관련 정책을 인지하는 것이 인터넷 중독과 부적으로 유의미한 관계를 가진다는 것을 발견하였다. 이와 같은 연구 결과를 바탕으로 다문화가정 청소년들의 인터넷 중독 문제의 해결 및 예방을 위해 부모교육 프로그램 제공, 정부정책 홍보 강화 등의 필요성을 제언하였다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권10호
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• pp.143-157
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• 2010

This study performed to develop a basic framework of adolescent's perceptions about multicultural families, the children of multicultural families, the impacts of cultural exchange on cultural diversity, and multicultural efficacy. The participants were 368 students from four high schools in the Seoul area. The data were analysyed by ANOVA, Duncan-test, and multiple regression. The results revealed significant differences; perceptions of the multicultural family was the highest among those who believed the perceptions would increase, while the lowest among those believing to decrease. Perceptions of multicultural efficacy showed significant differences in thought about education for understanding other country people, the multi media experiences of multicultural families, knowledge about the multiculture, and thought about an increasing number of multicultural families. There were significant correlations among perceptions about the multicultural family, the children in the multicultural family, the impacts of cultural exchange on cultural diversity, and efficacy of the multicultural environment.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.333-340
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to identify the influences of parental attitude, parenting attitudes, family function and peer attachment on the self-efficacy of middle school students in multicultural families. In particular, peer attachment was used as a mediator to determine the effects of self-efficacy. 302 multicultural family adolescents who enrolled in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do middle schools were surveyed. In order to measure the variables, this study used such scales as parenting attitude scale, family function scale, peer attachment scale and self efficacy scale. The results were analyzed by the PASW 18.0 program. The findings of the study led to the following conclusions; First, it has shown that peer attachment was the only variable that had significant differences by sex in middle school students of multicultural families. Second, the most influential variables of self-efficacy of middle school students in multicultural families was peer attachment among parenting attitude, family function and peer attachment. Third, there was a mediating effect of peer attachment among parenting attitude, family function and self-efficacy for adolescents of multicultural families. The notable distinction of this study was to find that peer attachment variable is the most important factor of self-efficacy. Considering the results in this study, aggressive intervention is necessary in order to improve the self-efficacy of middle school students in multicultural families.

• 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.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.505-512
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the oral health behavior in adolescents between multicultural and ordinary Korean families. Methods: The subjects were 66,797 adolescents who were derived from the web-based survey of the National 2014 Korean Youth Risk Behavior of Korean Center for Disease Control. A self-reported web-based questionnaire survey was carried out from June 1 to 30, 2013. A multicultural family is defined as the immigrant mother and child in the study. The variable included demographic, socioeconomic, and oral health related behavior. The demographic characteristics included sex, age, residence area, subjective academic achievement, type of family, education of parents, subjective economic status, and nationality before marriage. Data were analyzed by PASW statistics 18.0. Results: Tooth brushing frequency was closely related to family type, age, residence area, academic achievement, residential type, education level of the parents, and economic status. Conclusions: It is necessary to support oral health services and oral health promotion programs for the adolescents in the multicultural family.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.465-475
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• 2019

Objectives: This study investigated dietary and lifestyle factors associated with the weight status among Korean adolescents in multicultural families. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed 1,751 multicultural families' adolescents who participated in the 2017-2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys. Information on dietary and lifestyle factors was self-reported using a web-based questionnaire and this information included breakfast and foods consumption, perceived health status, alcohol drinking, smoking, physical activity, and weight control efforts. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated based on the self-reported height and body weight (kg/㎡). Weight status was assessed according to the 2017 Korean National Growth Chart: underweight (weight-for-age <5^th percentiles), overweight (85^th≤ BMI-for-age <95^th percentiles), and obese (BMI-for-age ≥95^th percentiles). Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the dietary and lifestyle factors associated with weight status after adjustment for covariates. Results: Among Korean adolescents from multicultural families, the prevalence of overweight/obesity was 20.9%, whereas about 7% of adolescents were underweight. The weight status did not show differences according to gender, school level, area of residence, and household income. Compared to adolescents who did not have breakfast during the previous week, those who had breakfast 3-4 days/week and ≥5 days/week had a 42% (p=0.021) and a 37% (p=0.009) lower prevalence of overweight/obesity, respectively. The adolescents who frequently consumed carbonated soft drinks (≥5 times/week) showed an odds ratio (OR) of 1.69 (95% CI=1.01-2.83) for overweight/obesity relative to those adolescents who did not consume carbonated soft drinks. The OR of being underweight for adolescents who ate fast food ≥3 times/week was 1.97 (95% CI=1.04-3.71) compared to those adolescents who had not eaten fast food during the previous week. Conclusions: Dietary and lifestyle factors were associated with overweight/obesity as well as underweight among Korean adolescents in multicultural families. Our findings could be used to design and provide nutrition interventions for this specific population.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 다문화가정 부모의 부모효능감과 다문화청소년의 자아존중감 및 성취동기 간의 관계를 종단적으로 분석하는 것이다. 연구자료는 다문화청소년패널연구(MAPS) 데이터를 사용하였다. 2011년 1차(초등학교 4학년)에서 2016년 6차(중학교 3학년)까지 총 6차년에 걸친 데이터 중, 본 연구에서는 2012년(2차, 초등학교 5학년), 2014년(4차, 중학교 1학년), 2016년(6차, 중학교 3학년) 자료를 분석대상으로 하였다. 다문화가정 부모의 부모효능감과 다문화청소년의 자아존중감 및 성취동기 간의 종단적 관계를 살펴보기 위해 자기회귀교차지연 모형을 적용한 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 다문화가정 부모의 부모효능감, 다문화청소년의 자아존중감과 성취동기의 자기회귀효과는 각각 시간의 흐름에도 지속적인 정(+)적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 이전 시점의 다문화가정 부모의 부모효능감은 이후 시점의 다문화청소년의 자아존중감과 성취동기에 미치는 교차지연효과는 정(+)적인 방향으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 셋째, 이전 시점의 다문화청소년의 자아존중감은 이후 시점의 다문화청소년의 성취동기에 미치는 교차지연효과는 정(+)적인 방향으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 넷째, 다문화가정 부모의 부모효능감은 다문화청소년의 성취동기에 미치는 교차지연효과의 영향력이 다문화청소년의 자아존중감이 성취동기에 미치는 교차지연효과의 영향력보다 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 다문화가정 부모의 부모효능감과 다문화청소년의 자아존중감 및 성취동기 간의 관계를 확인하기 위해 종단적 자료를 사용하여 시간의 흐름에 따른 세 변인 간의 인과적 방향성을 검증하는데 연구의 의의가 있다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2015

Background: This study investigated the health behaviors of North Korean, multicultural, and Korean family adolescents in Korea. Methods: The study subjects were from the Korea youth risk behavior web-based survey (2011-2013) dataset. We identified 1,954 multicultural family adolescents and twice as many Korean family adolescents. Frequency analysis was used to assess nativity and nationality of the parents, and the chi-square test was used to compare the general characteristics and health behavior of the multicultural and Korean families. Conditional multiple logistic regression was used to compare health behavior between multicultural and Korean families. Results: Of the 5,862 multicultural and Korean family adolescents, current smoking in North Korean family adolescents was higher than Korean family adolescents (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.60-3.35) after adjusting for sex, school year, perceived school record, family structure, father's education, mother's education, perceived economic status, place of residence, and survey year. A high drinking rate was significantly greater in North Korean family adolescents compared to Korean family adolescents (aOR, 2.94; 95% CI, 1.89-4.57). Odds ratios for sufficient physical activity of vigorous intensity (aOR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.31-2.54) were significantly higher in North Korean family adolescents than in Korean family adolescents. Fast food intake (aOR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.34-2.86) was significantly higher in North Korean family adolescents compared to Korean family adolescents. Conclusion: There were differences in health behavior between North Korean, multicultural, and Korean family adolescents. Further studies are needed to investigate the factors associated with these differences.