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Effects of Ego-Resilience, Family Function and Acculturative Stress on Mental Health of the Youth of Multicultural Families

다문화가정 청소년의 자아탄력성과 가족기능, 문화적응 스트레스가 정신건강에 미치는 영향

  • 송순택 (행복일자리운동본부 경기도지부) ;
  • 최희철 (강남대학교 사회복지학부)
  • Received : 2019.12.22
  • Accepted : 2020.02.20
  • Published : 2020.02.28
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Abstract

This study examined the effect of ego-resilience, function of family, stress of adapting to a new culture perceived by youth from multi-cultural families at Gyeonggi-do on their mental health. In doing so, the study sought to suggest effective supportive visits to enhance their mental health. For this, the study carried out a descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way anova, hierarchical regression analysis among 304 middle schoolers from multi-cultural families living at Gyeonggi-do. The study found following results. The higher youth from multi-cultural family perceived the procedural stress, sub-variable of stress of adapting to a new culture and the lower they perceived emotional control, sub-variable of ego-resilience, the higher depression and anxiety they experienced, resulting in worsening of their mental health state. Based on these findings, the study, in order to enhance the mental health of youth from multi-cultural family and their ego-resilience, discussed and suggested development of psychological/emotional programs, preparation of supportive measures to overcome their stress in the course of their cultural adaptation as well as systematic supplementation of related laws in support of multi-cultural families.

본 연구는 경기도 다문화가정 청소년들이 인식하는 자아탄력성과 가족기능 및 문화적응 스트레스가 정신건강에 미치는 영향을 알아보고 이들의 정신건강 증진을 위한 효과적인 원조방안을 제시하고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 경기도에 거주하는 다문화가정 중학생 304명을 대상으로 기술통계분석, T검증과 일원분산분석, 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 다문화가정 청소년들이 문화적응 스트레스 하위변인인 과정스트레스를 높게 지각할수록, 자아탄력성의 하위변인인 감정조절을 낮게 지각할수록 우울불안이 높아져 정신건강 수준이 낮아지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 다문화가정 청소년의 정신건강을 증진시키기 위한 자아탄력성을 고취시킬 수 있는 다양한 심리정서 프로그램의 개발과 문화적응 과정의 스트레스를 극복할 수 있는 지원방안 마련, 다문화가정을 지원할 수 있도록 관련 법률의 제도적 보완 등을 논의하고 제언하였다.

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