Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Ecological Factors Affecting School Adjustment of Low-Income Adolescents Attending Community Child Care Center

저소득가정 청소년의 학교적응과 생태학적 영향요인: 지역아동센터 이용 청소년을 중심으로

  • Park, Jiyoung (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Park, Youngsook (Department of Social Welfare, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Lee, Jeongeun (Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Soobin (School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University Seoul)
  • 박지영 (인제대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 박영숙 (경기대학교 일반대학원 사회복지학과) ;
  • 이정은 (서울대학교병원 의생명연구원) ;
  • 김수빈 (연세대학교 사회복지대학원)
  • Received : 2017.01.10
  • Accepted : 2017.04.13
  • Published : 2017.04.27
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the ecological factors influencing school adjustment of adolescents from low-income families. Methods: Secondary data analysis was performed using data of 1,321 low-income adolescents in 123 regions found on the Survey on Service Satisfaction with Community Child Care Center. Results: The results of multi-level analysis identified the factors influencing school adjustment of low-income adolescents as follows: individual-level factors were gender, grade in school, and emotional problem; an interpersonal-level factor was family structure; organizational-level factors were length of time attending center and satisfaction with the service of the center; community-level factors were region and perception of community. Conclusion: The results suggest that low-income adolescents' adjustment to school is influenced not only by individual factors but also by diverse environmental factors. Community factors suggest that more education support systems and leisure facilities for adolescents need to be built in small and medium cities. Strategies to enhance positive perception of community are also needed for this population. Further, it is necessary to develop multi-level interventions to improve the school adjustment of adolescents from vulnerable social groups.

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