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KMID : 1159120130200010039
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2013 Volume.20 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.64
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Adaption of North Korean Adolescent Refugees to South Korean Society: A review of literature
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Kim Myung-Sun
Lee Dong-Hoon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to present a comprehensive review of the literature for understanding the issues regarding a various kinds of difficulties in which adolescent refugees from North Korea have undergone in the process of adapting themselves to South Korean society. For these analyses, 66 academic articles from 1988 through 2012 were reviewed to understand the issues of adaption among North-korean adolescent refugees. Based on the literature review, the major areas of characteristics of adaption were as follows: psychological difficulties, family relationship, school adjustment, and sociocultural adaptation. North-korean adolescent refugees showed anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), depression, self-identity diffusion, a sense of inferiority compared to South Korean’ counterpart, and aggression. They have had relational problems with their parents, showing the gap in the speed of adaptation process compared to their parents, and troubling with father who pushing up his authorities of patriarch which are normal in North Korean society. There also were difficulties in learning deficiencies and relationship problems with peer and teachers. Additionally, they were having a hard time facing the values of South Korean society. The discussions and implications were provided based on the findings of this study for increasing the adapting ability of adolescent refugees from North Korea to South Korean society
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent Refugees from North Korea, Adaptation to South Korea, literature review
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