Relationship between Psychosocial Characteristics and Recognition about Governmental Support and Life Satisfaction among Old North Korean Defectors
Title
Relationship between Psychosocial Characteristics and Recognition about Governmental Support and Life Satisfaction among Old North Korean Defectors
Author(s)
정순둘
; 박지혜
Keyword
탈북 중․고령자
; 삶의 만족도
; 심리사회적 특성
; 정부지원 인식
; Old North Korean Defectors
; Life Satisfaction
; Psychosocial Characteristics
; Recognition about Government Support
Publication Year
2014-03-01
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Citation
Health and Social Welfare Review Vol.34 No.1, pp.105-132
Abstract
The purposes of this study were (a) to investigate the influence of psychosocial characteristics and recognition about government support on life satisfaction among old North Korean refugees, (b) to suggest the implications for increasing the levels of life satisfaction. North Korean defectors aged 50 and over were sampled using a stratified random sampling method. A total of 215 cases were analyzed by hierarchical regression. In the analysis to find factors affecting the level of life satisfaction among old North Korean defectors, the level of PTSD symptoms and social support network was determinant for the level of life satisfaction, and recognition about government support affected the level of life satisfaction. A number of implications for the high life satisfaction of North Korean defectors to South Korean society are presented.