Changes in Factors Affecting the Life Satisfaction of Multicultural Adolescents in Korea
Abstract
Background: Currently, Korea is witnessing a steady increase in the number of adolescents from multicultural families. we aimed to identify the trends in life satisfaction changes and identifies the predictors of life satisfaction in multicultural adolescents at the grade level.
Methods: Data from the Multicultural Adolescent Panel Survey (2012-2015) were analyzed in this study. Accordingly, we performed multiple linear regression analysis with previously identified life satisfaction predictors in adolescents as the explanatory variables for each school year.
Results: Multicultural adolescents experienced higher life satisfaction in the sixth than fifth grade, and their satisfaction tended to decline after the sixth grade. Academic satisfaction, depression, self-esteem, ego-resilience, and family support significantly predicted the group’s life satisfaction in fourth to eighth grades; however, since these factors changed across grade levels, their impact on life satisfaction also varied across grades.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the necessity of developing approaches that consider the varying factors and their grade-level effects on multicultural adolescents’ life satisfaction and implementing effective policies and programs tailored to each grade level or developmental stage. These results provide valuable data to determine the timings and contents of such policies and programs.
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3. Fujita F, Diener E (2005). Life satisfaction set point: stability and change. J Pers Soc Psychol, 88(1):158-64.
4. Gilman R, Huebner S (2003). A review of life satisfaction research with children and adolescents. Sch Psychol Q, 18(2):192-205.
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6. Ministry of Health and Welfare (2020). Subjective health and relative poverty of children was improved, Low levels of life satisfaction. Sejong: Ministry of Health and Welfare.
7. Statistics K (2020). 2020 Youth Statistics. Daejeon: Statistics Korea.
8. Son MJ, Yu HK, Shin HS (2008). The Construction of the Adjustability Enhancement Counseling Program for Biracial/Bi-ethnic Elementary School Students in Lower Grades. Korean J Teach Educ, 24(4):141-160.
9. An SJ, Lee HC, Lim JY (2013). The influences of conflict with parents, peer relationship, and school adaptation of adolescents from multicultural families and their satisfaction with life: The mediating effects of self-esteem. J. Korean Home Manag Assoc, 31(2):77-91.
10. Back HY, Kang HA (2019). The effects of social capital in the multicultural family children and non-multicultural family children on their career maturity:The mediating effects of self efficacy and subjective well-being. J Sch Soc Work, 47:155-187.
11. Choi YS, Son EY (2015). Relationships with other people, academic achievement and life satisfaction in youth - The comparison about the gender and grade. Korean J Counsel, 16(2):233-247.
12. Baek SH, Park SY, Chung HW (2018). Estimating the longitudinal changes in life satisfaction of multicultural adolescents via piecewise growth mixture modeling. Korean J Educ Res, 56(1):187-217.
13. Kim PH, Yoon HM (2020). The effect of acculturative stress on life satisfaction of adolescents with multicultural background in mediation on self-esteem: A longitudinal mediation analysis using multivariate latent growth curve model. Korean J Youth Stud, 27(1):25-53.
14. Youn HD, Im J, Kim TK (2020). Effects of the Family Support, School Life Adjustment, and Life Satisfaction of the Multicultural Youth on the Motivation of Accomplishment. J Korean Hyo Stud, 32:51-75.
15. In HY (2017). Longitudinal relationships among adolescents’ perceived family support, life satisfaction, and mothers’ acculturative stress in multicultural families. Korean J Youth Stud, 24(10):459-482.
16. Kim EH, Chi L, Nho CR (2019). Effects of family support on life satisfaction in multicultural adolescents : Mediating effects of ego resiliency and school adjustment and multiple group analysis. J Korean Soc Child Welf, 68:87-114.
17. Han SB (1992). The relationship between children's self-concepts and family systems as analyzed by the circumplex model. Korean J Child Stud, 13(2):145-160.
18. Lee KS, Baek HJ, Lee JW, Kim HY (2010). Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study 2010Ⅱ, Deajeon : National Youth Policy Institute.
19. Yang KM, Kim SK, Kim YY (2012). Development process of children and adolescents in multicultural families longitudinal study for follow-up Ⅲ. Deajeon : National Youth Policy Institute.
20. Kim JK, Back HJ, Im HJ, Lee GO (2010) Korea child•youth panel survey 2010 I. Deajeon : National Youth Policy Institute.
21. Hong JJ (2003). A study on psychosocial adaptation of youth in Mongolian migrant workers’ family. Master’s thesis. Ewha Womans University.
22. Nho CR, Hong JJ (2006). Adaptation of migrant worker’s children to Korean society: adaptation of Mongolian migrant worker's children in Seoul, Gyeonggi Area. J Korean Soc Child welf, 22:127-159.
23. Han MH (1996). Study on stress, perceived social supports, and behavior problems of children. Doctoral Dissertation. Seoul National University.
24. Kim SY, Lim JY, Kim SW, Park SH, Ryu SY, Choi JY, Lee KY (2006). Result validate Indicators in the Results Area. Daejeon: National Youth Policy Institute.
25. An JH, Yun YD, Lim HS (2016). The life satisfaction analysis of middle school students using Korean children and youth panel survey data. J Digit Converg, 14(2):197-208.
26. Ministry of Gender Equality & Family (2012). 2012 International Survey on Youth's Values. Seoul: Ministry of Gender Equality & Family
27. Milan S, Keiley MK (2000). Biracial youth and families in therapy: Issues and interventions. J Marital Fam Ther, 26(3):305-315.
28. Han KH (2020). Predictors of depressive symptom trajectories among multicultural family adolescents. Ment Health Soc Work, 48:56-83.
29. Phinney JS, Cantu CL, Kurtz DA (1997). Ethnic and American identity as predictors of self-esteem among African American, Latino, and White adolescents. J Youth Adolesc, 26(2):165-185.
30. Kim MH, Kim SH (2010). Development of an ego-resilience scale for middle school students. Korean J Counsel, 11(1):189-206.
31. Levin KA, Dallago L, Currie C (2012). The association between adolescent life satisfaction, family structure, family affluence and gender differences in parent–child communication. Soc Indic Res, 106:287-305.
32. Lee MH (2009). A study on the relationship between interest in appearance, appearance satisfaction and life satisfaction in adolescents. J Korean Soc Costume, 59(8):97-109.
33. Kim H, Yoo J (2009). A study on the present condition of operating multicultural youth programs. J Korea Inst Youth Facil Environ, 7(4):17-32.
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Cha HS, Kwon MY. Changes in Factors Affecting the Life Satisfaction of Multicultural Adolescents in Korea. Iran J Public Health. 2022;51(11):2510-2518.
