이주노동자의 한국어능력과 사회적지지가 한국 생활만족도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of migrant workers' Korean language skills and social support on life satisfaction. The results according to the research question are as follows. First, Korean proficiency was usually at the average level, followed by speaking, listening, and reading. The social support score was also recognized above average, and family support was the highest, followed by neighbor support and friend support. Life satisfaction was highly perceived by all migrant workers, followed by family relations, adaptation to the living environment, and job performance. By gender, women showed higher Korean proficiency, social support, and life satisfaction than men. In terms of nationality, China and Vietnam had high Korean language skills, followed by the Philippines, China, and Vietnam. Life satisfaction was higher in India than in Nepal. By age, those aged 40 or older had higher Korean language skills and social support, college graduates had higher Korean language skills, and high school graduates had higher social support and life satisfaction than other academic backgrounds. Migrant workers in office work had higher Korean language skills and social support than other industries, and in terms of life satisfaction, those in the manufacturing industry had higher life satisfaction. By length of stay, Korean language skills were high for more than five years, but social support and life satisfaction did not differ depending on the period. Depending on the type of visa, others showed higher Korean proficiency and social support than the employment permit system E9, and those with E9 visa showed higher life satisfaction. By Korean level, the upper group had higher Korean language skills, and in terms of social support and life satisfaction, the group among Korean language skills was higher than that of other groups. In the topic, the Korean language level 5 was high, and social support and life satisfaction differed according to the Korean level, but there was no difference in post-verification. Second, there was a high positive correlation between Korean language proficiency, social support, and life satisfaction. Third, as a result of the effect of Korean language ability and social support on life satisfaction, life satisfaction had a significant effect on social support, but there was no significant difference in Korean language ability.