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A study on the path that the linguistic competence of Marriage migrants affects to the quality of life

결혼이주민의 언어능력이 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 경로에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Yong-Kyu (College of Public Service, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Moon, Hyung-Ran (Graduate school of public administration, Chung-Ang University)
  • Received : 2015.01.16
  • Accepted : 2015.03.20
  • Published : 2015.03.28
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Abstract

This study intends to investigate the path that their language competence impacts on the quality of life through family relationships and social relationships. We conducted a questionnaire survey of marriage immigrants, living in metropolitan areas of Korea. The results are summarized as follows: First, including linguistic competence paths directly and indirectly through family relationships and social relationships, all paths that affect the quality of life has been noted. Secondly, in highly educated, high-income and spontaneous-marriage-immigrants population groups, relationships among linguistic competence, family relationships, social relationships and the quality of life were turned out to be relatively high than comparative groups. third, every groups investigated in this study have different paths that the linguistic competence influence the quality of life, but family relationship has a stronger effect on the quality of life than any other variables including linguistic competence.

결혼이민자들을 대상으로 이들의 언어능력과 삶의 질 수준을 파악하고 언어능력이 가족관계, 사회관계의 경로를 통해 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 수도권 지역의 다문화 결혼이민자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 결혼이주민의 가족관계와 사회관계, 삶의 질에 대한 인식이 보통 이상이었으며, 한국어능력은 보통수준으로 인식하였다. 둘째, 한국어능력이 가족관계, 사회관계를 거쳐 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 모든 경로가 유의하였다. 셋째, 고학력, 고소득, 자발만남 결혼이민자집단이 한국어능력, 가족관계, 삶의 질에 대한 인식이 상대적으로 높았다. 넷째, 고학력 및 저학력 집단, 고소득 및 저소득 집단, 자발만남 및 중개만남 집단의 삶의 질에 언어능력이 미치는 경로는 상이하였으나 전체적으로 가족관계의 역할이 언어능력보다 크게 나타났다.

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