• Title/Summary/Keyword: 이민여성

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Married Immigrant Women's Social Networks and Life Satisfaction in Korea: The Case of Women from China, Vietnam, and Japan (여성결혼이민자의 사회연결망과 한국생활 만족도: 중국, 베트남, 일본 출신을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Kyung-Mi
    • Korea journal of population studies
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.185-208
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    • 2012

  • This study examines how married immigrant women's social networks affect their life satisfaction in Korea. A multiple-regression analysis is conducted using data from Nationwide Multicultural Family Survey in 2009. The major findings are as follows. First, the frequency of keeping in touch with their family in the mother country significantly affects the level of satisfaction, while the family size in Korea is not making a significant difference. Second, the strength of "Korean Network" - strong bridging network - is highlighted. Third, family gathering variables affect the level of satisfaction. An interesting point is found from the nationality segmentation. The case of women from Japan, with the longest duration in Korea, shows that both of the family and the non-family gathering variables significantly affect the life satisfaction. It is interpreted that family network dominates in the earlier stage of marriage, but the other social networks also play the role as the duration extends.

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Moderating Effect of Social Capital in Regards to the Influence that Family Income and Job Status have on the Level of Satisfaction with Family Relationships Among Married Immigrant Women (여성결혼이민자의 가구소득과 직업유무가 가족관계 만족도에 미치는 영향에 대한 사회자본 조절효과 검증)

  • Bae, Kyung-Hee;Kim, Seok-Jun
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.64 no.3
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    • pp.5-27
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    • 2012

  • The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect of social capital in regards to the influence that family income and job status have on the level of satisfaction with family relationships among married immigrant women. We conducted the second analysis of "2009 National Survey of Multicultural Family State" and used moderated regression analyses. Controlled variables included age, education level, offspring status, and Korean proficiency, while independent factors included family income and job status. Moderating variables of social capital included trust, participation, and network. The results showed that all the demographic variables, as well as family income and job status, had significant influences on married immigrant women's satisfaction with family relationships. In particular, when factors of social capital interacted with family income and job status, the study showed that it had a different influence on the satisfaction with family relationships. Moreover, the moderating effects have been shown to be more certified through its comparison of the increasing and decreasing trends of social capital. This research has been shown to be significant, based upon the findings on moderating effects of social capital in respect to married immigrant women's level of satisfaction with family relations. Practical implications of our results in the context of social welfare were discussed.

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