• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.420-431
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• 2019

This study examined the mediating effect of parenting stress on the influence of self-differentiation of mothers in multicultural families on their learned helplessness. The study determined the correlation between the following variables: self-differentiation, learned helplessness, and the parenting stress of mothers in multicultural families. The study was conducted on mothers who are raising children in multicultural families and 193 cases of supplementary data were finally analyzed. The data derived from the survey was analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0 programs. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, the self-differentiation of mothers in multicultural families showed a negative effect on parenting stress and the mothers' learned helplessness, while parenting stress had a positive effect on the mothers' learned helplessness. Parenting stress was found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between the self-differentiation and the learned helplessness of mothers in multicultural families. This study suggests that the mothers of multicultural families may decrease parenting stresses and learned helplessness by increasing the level of self-differentiation in the context of cultural differences and adapting to new societies.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.113-120
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• 2022

The study aims to explain the effect of bicultural acceptance on depression of multicultural adolescents and to analyze the mediating effect of social withdrawal between two variables. To accomplish the purpose, 1,158 subjects were selected from the 8th(2018) data of the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study(MAPS), and the data collected were analyzed by using Process Macro Model and Bootstrapping analysis. The major findings are as follows. First, positive bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents was shown to decrease their social withdrawal and depression. Second, social withdrawal of multicultural adolescents affected increase of their depression. Third, the effect of bicultural acceptance on depression of multicultural adolescents was partly mediated by their social withdrawal. Based on the above findings, practical alternatives and programs to reduce depression and social withdrawal of multicultural adolescents were suggested.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.23-35
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• 2023

This study aimed to examine the effect of bicultural acceptance attitudes in Korean culture and mother's countries, which are sub-factors of multicultural adolescents' bicultural acceptance, on their intention of school dropout through self-esteem. For the analysis, the 1,105 subjects were selected from the 8th(2018) the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study(MAPS). The data collected were analyzed by various research methods including correlation analysis, regression analysis and sobel test. The main results are as follows. First, bicultural acceptance of multicultural adolescents reduced their intention of school dropout. Second, self-esteem had a partial mediating effect in the causal relationship between multicultural adolescents' bicultural acceptance in Korean culture and intention of school dropout. Third, the effect of bicultural acceptance in mother's countries of multicultural adolescents on intention of school dropout was completely mediated by their self-esteem. On the basis of the findings, practical programs to decrease the intention of school dropout and to enhance self-esteem of multicultural adolescents were suggested.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.22 no.8
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• pp.115-125
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• 2024

The purpose of this study was to verify the mediating effect of self-esteem in the relationship between family conflict, self-esteem, and life satisfaction perceived by multicultural adolescent. The analysis data used the data of the '2nd MAPS (Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study) 2020' surveyed by the Korea Youth Policy Institute. At the time of the survey, 1,533 multicultural adolescents enrolled in the fifth grade of elementary school were selected as samples. The analysis method was verified for the significance of the indirect effect by technical analysis, correlation analysis, and PROCESS MACRO Model Number 4 with mediating effect and bootstrapping. As a result of the study, first, family conflict perceived by multicultural adolescent negatively affected life satisfaction. Second, self-esteem was partially mediated in the relationship between family conflict and life satisfaction. In other words, it is significant in that it presented policy alternatives and practical programs to improve life satisfaction of multicultural youth.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.11-16
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to verify the effect of the multicultural competence of the daycare center directors on their organizational effectiveness. A total of 359 child-care center directors studying at C university in Seoul were randomly selected and interviewed. The study results were as follows: a) with respect to job-satisfaction, multicultural skill had a positive influence, multicultural knowledge had a negative influence, and multicultural perception and attitude had no significant influence on job satisfaction; b) with respect to organizational adaptation, multicultural perception and attitude and multicultural skill had positive influences, but multicultural knowledge found to have a negative influence; c) with respective to organizational commitment, multicultural perception and attitude and multicultural skill had positive influences, but multicultural knowledge had no significant influence. The results implicate the fact that there need to be more practical programs for child-care center directors in which they can facilitate their multicultural perceptions, attitudes and develop practical skills.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.419-423
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• 2024

With the rapid increase of multicultural families in South Korea due to international marriages and the influx of foreign workers, the number of children from these families enlisting in the military is also rising. It is projected that by 2030, over 10,000 recruits from multicultural backgrounds will join the military annually. This influx can help mitigate the issue of decreasing military resources due to low birth rates and enhance the cultural diversity within the military. However, the lack of multicultural awareness and the presence of discrimination in the military can hinder the well-being of these multicultural soldiers. This study aims to analyze the multicultural phenomenon in the Korean military and explore development strategies to ensure the stable service and healthy military culture for multicultural soldiers. The theoretical background of multiculturalism and diversity in the military is examined, along with the analysis of multicultural military operations in other countries. Management strategies for multicultural soldiers, including leadership and organizational culture innovation, multicultural education and awareness programs, and the establishment of tailored support systems, are proposed. Furthermore, policy recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of multicultural policies in the Korean military are presented. Supporting the successful military service of multicultural soldiers will contribute to the enhancement of military combat power and the acceptance of multiculturalism in Korean society.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.161-173
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• 2020

This study tries to examine the effects of multicultural adolescent's ego-resilience, biculture acceptance, bullying, and parenting attitude on their intention of school dropout. To do this, the subjects(n=1,347) extracted from the 5^th year of the Multicultural Adolescent Panel Survey were analyzed by using hierarchical regression analysis. The founded results are as follows. First, multicultural adolescent's strong ego-resilience, biculture acceptance and positive parenting attitude decreased their intention of school dropout. Second, multicultural adolescent's bullying had no effect on it. Third, negative parenting attitude increased multicultural adolescent's intention of school dropout, playing the most significant role in the change of their intention of school dropout. On the based of findings, the study suggested various the programs to prevent multicultural adolescent's intention of school dropout which can be practiced in the field service.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.13-25
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• 2018

Using data from the 2014 Survey on Internet Addiction performed by the National Information Society Agency, this study aimed to examine the influences of closeness with parents and awareness of Internet policies on Internet Addiction among adolescents in multicultural families in South Korea. Descriptive analyses showed that multicultural adolescents had on average 2.09 points on the whole scale of 15 items, but had on average 2.20 points on the sub-scale of withdrawal symptoms and on average 2.18 points on the sub-scale of tolerance symptoms. Multiple regression analyses revealed that multicultural adolescents' closeness with parents was significantly associated with lower levels of Internet addiction. Also, multicultural adolescents' awareness of Internet policies was also significantly associated with lower levels of Internet addiction. Based on the findings, this study suggested the necessity of providing parent education programs and enhancing awareness of Internet policies to reduce Internet addiction among adolescents in multicultural families.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.1192-1204
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• 2013

This study aims to analyze the trend of study related to infant multicultural education, targeting the theses carried on Korean journals articles KCI journal and preliminary KCI journal from 2001 to 2012, and to provide analysis results as the basic data for execution of multicultural education. To achieve such goal of study, I analyzed the study trend of infant multicultural education studies carried in Korean journals per year, research subjects, research objects and research methods. As a result of this study, first, the number of studies related to infant multicultural education carried in Korean journals articles from 2001 to 2012 was a total of 190 pieces; for year, 27 pieces in 2008, 23 pieces in 2009, 40 pieces in 2010, 46 pieces in 2011 and 36 pieces in 2012, totaling 172 pieces corresponding to 90.5% of the entire thesis. This means that the number of study thesis began to increase substantially from 2008, meaning increased necessity of multicultural education in the field of child education. Second, as a result of analyzing the study trend per research subjects, research subjects was found in the order of 'beliefs recognition attitudes efficacy'(60 pieces), 'child development and adaptation'(48 pieces), 'programs and scale development'(28 pieces). Third, as a result of analyzing the study trend per objects of research, research objects was found in the order of 'teacher'(75 pieces), 'child'(67 pieces), 'literature'(43 pieces). And lastly, as a result of analyzing the study trend per research methods, research methods was found in the order of 'quantitative research'(112 pieces), 'literature research'(57 pieces), 'qualitative research'(31 pieces).

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.119-125
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• 2022

In this paper, we intend to examine the mediating effects of self-esteem and school life adaptation in the path between cultural adaptation stress and life satisfaction of multicultural adolescents, and propose ways to improve the life satisfaction level of multicultural adolescents. As analysis data for this purpose, the 4th, 5th, and 6th panel data of multicultural youth of the Korea Youth Policy Research Institute were used, and multivariate potential growth model analysis was performed using the statistical programs SPSS 23.0 and Amos 23.0 version. In addition, the individual mediating effects of self-esteem and school life adaptation were verified using phantom variables. As a result of the analysis, it was possible to confirm the longitudinal mediating effects of self-esteem and school life adaptation, which suggests that multi-dimensional efforts are needed to improve self-esteem and school life adaptation level to improve the life satisfaction level of multicultural adolescents. Therefore, based on the results of this study, practical measures to improve the life satisfaction of multicultural adolescents were presented in detail.