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영어

The purpose of this study is to conduct correlation analysis of social support, cultural adaptation, and life satisfaction of international marriage women immigrants living in Korea by examination their level of recognition of those factors, as well as to verify the mediating effects of sub-factors of cultural adaptation in the relationship between social support factor and life satisfaction. To achieve the research objective, a survey was carried out on 207 international marriage women immigrants living in Yeosu region. The results of the research are as follows: First, the average score of the variables of social support, cultural adaptation, and life satisfaction of international marriage women immigrants is M=3.09 for social support, M=2.80 for cultural adaptation, and M=3.40 for life satisfaction respectively, which indicates cultural adaptation of international marriage women immigrants is at a normal level. Compared to cultural adaptation, they showed a higher level of recognition of life satisfaction. Second, social support factor and cultural adaptation factor of international marriage women immigrants had a significant correlation with life satisfaction. Third, the result of putting in emotional support, appraisal support, and material support—sub-factors of social support recognized by international marriage women immigrants—shows emotional support, appraisal support, and informational support had effects on life satisfaction mediated by integration; integration had partially mediating effects in emotional support, appraisal support, and informational support; and assimilation too had partially mediating effects in informational support. The conclusion of this study is as follows; First, the international marriage women immigrants in Yeosu region who participated in the survey showed a high level of recognition of social support, cultural adaptation, and life satisfaction, and there was a high complementary correlation between the factors. Second, the relationship between life satisfaction on the one hand and emotional support, appraisal support, and informational support on the other as perceived by the international marriage women immigrants in Yeosu region who participated in the survey was partially mediated by integration, which indicates the correlation between integration and life satisfaction. Third, in the relationship with life satisfaction, informational support proved to be partially mediated by assimilation, which indicates a high level of correlation with life satisfaction. As for suggestions to make following the results of this study, first, for social adaptation of international marriage women immigrants, various efforts are needed including respect, love, trust, and attention as well as recognition of international marriage women immigrants and job placement; second, international marriage women immigrants need to adapt themselves to Korean society by accepting the new culture while keeping the culture of their native country; third, for enhancing life satisfaction of international marriage women immigrants, they need to find ways to improve satisfaction with themselves and live an independent life.

한국어

오늘날 국제결혼 이주여성의 증가에 따라 그들의 삶의 질 향상은 당면 문제다. 이 연구에는 국제결혼 이주여성들을 대상으로 사회적지지, 문화적응, 삶의 만족에 대한 인식정도를 알아보고 사회적 지지요인과 삶의 만족도에서 문화적응 하위요인의 매개효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 시지역 문화센터에서 수강하는 국제결혼 이주여성을 대상으로 조사하였다. 연구결과 국제결혼 이주여성의 문화적응이 가장 심각하였으며 사회적 지지와 삶의 만족도는 보통 수준이었다. 그리고 국제결혼 이주여성들이 인식한 사회적지지의 하위요인인 정서적 지지, 평가적 지지, 물질적 지지를 투입한 결과 정서적 지지, 평가적 지지, 정보적 지지 요인에서 통합을 매개로 삶의 만족에 영향을 미치며, 부분 매개효과를 가졌다. 또한 정보적지지 요인에서 동화요인도 부분 매개 매개효과가 있었다. 결론적으로 국제결혼 이주여성들이 우리사회에 적응함에 있어 물질적 지원보다는 그들이 주도적으로 살아갈 수 있는 존경, 애정, 신뢰, 관심 등의 지지와 국제결혼 이주여성의 행위를 인정해주거나 직업의 기회를 알려주거나 직업을 구할 수 있는 방안이 모색되어야 할 것이다.