• 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.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to develop and verify the effectiveness of a group art therapy program to help children from multicultural families adapt to school life by using Kinetic School Drawing(KSD). The result of this study showed that the group art therapy program of the multicultural family's children may have a positive effect in aiding their school life adaptation. The results showed considerable and statistical outcome in the fore and after drawing inspection of the dynamic KSD. Also, the size of the self-image became bigger and their expressions has been increased. The qualitative analysis also showed a huge change in dynamistic personal relationships due to the relationship with their peers with the same aged and the tutor. This study emphasizes the importance of the group art therapy program to be applied before children are admitted to school because of growing recognition of concern about the maladjustment of rapidly growing multicultural family's children. It is also suggests that the group art therapy program of growing multicultural family's children should be viewed with an ecological point of view.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.434-442
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting the experience of depression in school-aged children from multicultural families. Methods: Data from 1,812 school-aged children of multicultural families were collected from the 2015 National Multicultural Family Survey. Logistic regression was conducted based on complex sample analysis using SAS 9.4. Results: Significant predictors for experiencing depression were lower self-esteem, lower Korean proficiency, less time spent conversing with the father, lower degree of parental interest, poorer school adjustment, greater difficulties with schoolwork, and experiencing violence at school. Conclusion: This study showed that factors related to the individual, family, and school environment influenced the experience of depression. Based on a consideration of these factors, it is necessary to develop an effective program to prevent depression by establishing high-risk criteria for depression.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2015

This study purposed to analyze difference in experience of life in Korea among adolescents whose immigrant backgrounds were different (Korean-born children of multicultural families and foreign-born immigrant children) using the data of the 2012 National Survey of Multicultural Families (adolescent children aged between 9 and 24). According to the results of analysis, first, multicultural adolescents with immigrant backgrounds experienced 'difficulty in using the Korean language (speaking, listening, reading, and writing),' 'school dropout,' and 'school violence' more frequently than Korean-born multicultural adolescents. Second, with regard to social discrimination (friends, teachers, relatives, neighbors, and unknown people), multicultural adolescents with immigrant backgrounds experienced 'discrimination by teachers,' 'discrimination by relatives,' 'discrimination by neighbors,' and 'discrimination by unknown people' more frequently than Korean-born multicultural adolescents. By analyzing these differences, this study suggested directions for differentiated support policies and specific strategies for adjustment to life in Korea by multicultural family adolescents with different backgrounds.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.412-422
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• 2018

다문화가족정책이 결혼이민자의 초기정착 지원에서 다문화가족자녀의 성장지원으로 확대되고 있다. 한국에서 태어난 국제결혼가정의 국내출생자녀에 비해 외국성장 배경을 가진 중도입국청소년은 언어와 문화적 차이로 인한 어려움을 많이 겪는다. 이에 본 연구는 부산지역 학령기 중도입국청소년이 한국 사회 적응 시 겪는 어려움을 조사하고 문화적응을 위한 지원방안을 탐색하고자 한다. 중도입국청소년, 이민자 학부모, 학교 내 실무자 및 학교 밖 실무자를 포함하여 총 17명의 연구 참여자를 대상으로 초점집단면접을 실시하여 학령기 중도입국청소년이 겪는 적응의 어려움과 지원방안을 도출하였다. 학령기 중도입국청소년은 문화 인종적 차이, 이름의 차이, 언어적 차이 및 나이 차이로 인한 어려움을 겪었으며, 적응을 위해 한국어 교육, 교과 멘토링, 진로지도 및 학교 내 다문화이해교육에 대한 요구가 높았다. 이주민 및 외국인주민에 대한 결핍 모형에 근거한 문화적 동화주의적 접근법에서 벗어날 필요가 있으며, 다양성 모형에 근거하여 중도입국 청소년의 문화적응 지원방안을 검토할 필요가 있음을 역설하였다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.293-298
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• 2017

이 연구는 방사기저함수(RBF) 인공신경망을 이용하여 우리나라 다문화가정 초등학생의 우울증상 경험 예측 모델링을 구축하였다. 전국조사에 참여한 만 9세 이상 12세 이하 다문화 자녀 초등학생 23,291명(남 12,016명, 여 11,275명)을 분석 대상으로 하였다. 결과변수는 이분형의 우울증상 경험으로 정의하였고, 설명변수는 성, 거주지역, 사회적 차별 경험, 지난 1년간 학교폭력 경험, 한국어 교육 경험, 다문화 가족지원센터이용경험, 한국어 읽기, 한국어 말하기, 한국어 쓰기, 한국어 듣기, 한국 사회 적응 교육 경험을 포함하였다. RBF 인공신경망 모델링 결과, 한국어 교육 경험, 학교 폭력 피해 경험, 한국 사회 차별 경험, 한국어 읽기 수준은 다문화 초등학생의 우울증상을 분류하는 주요 예측 요인이었다. 다문화 아동의 우울증을 예방하기 위해서 한국어 읽기 수준이 저하된 집단에 대한 우선적인 관심과 상담이 필요하다.