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KMID : 0806120120420060879
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대한간호학회지
2012 Volume.42 No. 6 p.879 ~ p.888
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Effects of Korean Proficiency and Parent-child Cohesion on Self-esteem and Acculturation among Children from Multicultural Families
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Kim Mi-Ye
Lim Ji-Young
Grace H. Chung
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Abstract
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Purpose: There is evidence that parent-child cohesion is a potentially influential factor in children’s self-esteem and acculturation.
However, no research to date has examined cohesion with parents as a potential pathway between Korean proficiency
and self-esteem or acculturation among children from multicultural families. This study was done to address these limitations
by examining whether and to what extent cohesion with parents mediated the effect of Korean proficiency on self-esteem and
acculturation among children from multicultural families.
Methods: Data were collected from a sample of 138 mothers and
their children living in Seoul, Daegu, Kyungi province, and Kyungpook province. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine
the relationships between the variables of interest. Mediation effects of cohesion with parents were tested by following
the procedure recommended by Baron and Kenny (1986).
Results: Cohesion with parents partially mediated the relationship
between Korean proficiency and self-esteem. For children’s acculturation, the effect of Korean proficiency was partially mediated
through father-child cohesion. Mother-child cohesion completely mediated the relationship between Korean proficiency
and acculturation.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that to help children from multicultural families experiencing difficulties
with self-esteem or acculturation, it might be useful to develop programs that are aimed at strengthen cohesion with parents.
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KEYWORD
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Cultural diversity, Children, Family, Parent-child relations, Language ability, Self-esteem, Acculturation
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