한일국제결혼 재한일본여성의 생활만족도에 관한 연구

Abstract

A study on Japanese Korea international marriage in Korea on the women`s life satisfation -especially Japanese women in and around Busan and Gyeoungnam area-

Kisimoto Kayo

Division of Japanese Language and Literature, Graduate School, Pukyong National University

Abstract

This research aims to study the life satisfaction of Japanese women from multi-cultural family residing in and around Busan and Gyeoungnam area and to analyze the effect and difference of life satisfaction. For this purpose, the interrelation between facts that affect life satisfaction, focusing on social support, is investigated, comparing other country's case.

A total of 60 questionnaires were sent out from April to May in 2012 and available 50 persons were analyzed as final respondents. For an objective analysis, an interview was accomplished with 8 women(4 Japanese, 4 other countries). The result of analysis is as follows.

1) Social support Participants got the information about education from religion, school, work and female neighbors. They shared the information for living by learning Korean, computer and cooking in the Women's Cultural Center and dealt with homesickness and difficulties, understanding each other's loneliness that they felt after moving in strange environment. There were some participants who attend whole classes cause they could have a fun and meet people who is like family, had a heart to heart talk and talk in mother tongue. And also there was the case some participants learn computer with a friend who was from same country and worked at church she attended. One participant made an appearance a television program after then had a benefit that she could visit her home country.

２) Social and cultural adaptation All participants had been under a lot of stress with the language gap because they had to make an effort and have patience much more for building relationship the others. However, to adjust to Korean society fast, participants showed an enthusiastic attitude, taking part in the cultural adaptation program and some meetings. However, still they had a problem that is mis-communication with family and the pressure they should follow the customs of the in-laws. 3) Life satisfaction This survey found that, among participants, Japanese women participants who could afford the house with a sea view were seem to be highly satisfied and financially stabilized. Unlike Japanese women participants, in this interview, Taiwan women got lots of stress and were not satisfied with the life in Korea even they were well off, so they wanted to go back their country or Japan. In case of Vietnamese women participants, the life satisfaction in Korea is much higher than in their home country. Russian women participants were also satisfied with their job and life in Korea so much that they consider being Korean.

Therefore, to increase life satisfaction of multi-cultural family, it is necessary to provide the opportunity that they would contact many people and improve the communications through the program such as Korean language program, cultural adaptation program, and multi-cultural family camp. Moreover, the local government is needed to prepare a counseling center in which International Marriage Migrant Women could solve the problem well.

A study on Japanese Korea international marriage in Korea on the women`s life satisfation -especially Japanese women in and around Busan and Gyeoungnam area-

Kisimoto Kayo

Division of Japanese Language and Literature, Graduate School, Pukyong National University

Abstract

This research aims to study the life satisfaction of Japanese women from multi-cultural family residing in and around Busan and Gyeoungnam area and to analyze the effect and difference of life satisfaction. For this purpose, the interrelation between facts that affect life satisfaction, focusing on social support, is investigated, comparing other country's case.

A total of 60 questionnaires were sent out from April to May in 2012 and available 50 persons were analyzed as final respondents. For an objective analysis, an interview was accomplished with 8 women(4 Japanese, 4 other countries). The result of analysis is as follows.

1) Social support Participants got the information about education from religion, school, work and female neighbors. They shared the information for living by learning Korean, computer and cooking in the Women's Cultural Center and dealt with homesickness and difficulties, understanding each other's loneliness that they felt after moving in strange environment. There were some participants who attend whole classes cause they could have a fun and meet people who is like family, had a heart to heart talk and talk in mother tongue. And also there was the case some participants learn computer with a friend who was from same country and worked at church she attended. One participant made an appearance a television program after then had a benefit that she could visit her home country.

２) Social and cultural adaptation All participants had been under a lot of stress with the language gap because they had to make an effort and have patience much more for building relationship the others. However, to adjust to Korean society fast, participants showed an enthusiastic attitude, taking part in the cultural adaptation program and some meetings. However, still they had a problem that is mis-communication with family and the pressure they should follow the customs of the in-laws. 3) Life satisfaction This survey found that, among participants, Japanese women participants who could afford the house with a sea view were seem to be highly satisfied and financially stabilized. Unlike Japanese women participants, in this interview, Taiwan women got lots of stress and were not satisfied with the life in Korea even they were well off, so they wanted to go back their country or Japan. In case of Vietnamese women participants, the life satisfaction in Korea is much higher than in their home country. Russian women participants were also satisfied with their job and life in Korea so much that they consider being Korean.

Therefore, to increase life satisfaction of multi-cultural family, it is necessary to provide the opportunity that they would contact many people and improve the communications through the program such as Korean language program, cultural adaptation program, and multi-cultural family camp. Moreover, the local government is needed to prepare a counseling center in which International Marriage Migrant Women could solve the problem well.