A Study on Settlement for North Korean Refugee in South Korean Society

Wonjung Ryu () and Jae Yop Kim ()
Additional contact information
Jae Yop Kim: Yonsei University

No 1003707, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: Purpose This study attempts to examine the effects of social maladjustment and social loneliness on suicidal behavior among North Korean refugee women in South Korea, and to verify the effects of social welfare programs designed to prevent suicidal behavior among these population. Methods The self-reported survey questionnaires were performed among 156 North Korean refugee women. Frequency analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to identify the effects of social maladjustment and loneliness on suicidal behavior and the effectiveness of social welfare program. Results Results showed that 45.5% of women had suicidal attempts in the past year. After controlling for marital status, level of depression, age, and duration of stay in South Korea, social maladjustment were not associated with suicidal behavior. However, social maladjustment and suicidal behavior had statistically significant relationship via social loneliness as a full mediator variable. Conclusion Failure in social maladjustment is a significant risk factor of suicidal attempt through social loneliness as a mediator. Thus, the study suggests for developing appropriate social network programs and family support program in order to integrate them into Korean society.

Keywords: North Korean Refugee Woman; Suicidal Behavior; Social Maladjustment; Social Loneliness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I38 I39 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 page
Date: 2015-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-soc
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 15th International Academic Conference, Rome, May 2015, pages 968-968

Downloads: (external link)
https://iises.net/proceedings/international-academ ... =10&iid=156&rid=3707 First version, 2015

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sek:iacpro:1003707

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Klara Cermakova ().