Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-rong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.
Department of Psychology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Aug;22(4):786-794. doi: 10.1007/s10903-019-00944-z.
This study compared perceived trajectories of life satisfaction (LS) between North Korean defectors' (NKDs') and the general South Korean population and examined psychosocial factors associated with future LS. Data were obtained from 300 NKDs residing in South Korea and 5089 South Koreans using self-questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. LS values from 5 years ago (3.46 vs. 6.18) and at present (5.30 vs. 5.91) were lower in NKDs than the control group, but the inverse was true for expected LS score in 5 years (7.82 vs. 6.87). NKDs' LS trajectory showed a more statistically positive trend than that of the control group. Among NKDs, subjective sense of loneliness and satisfaction with one's sense of autonomy were associated with expected future LS. NKDs experience higher life satisfaction and expect an optimistic future relative to the control group. Social policies and therapeutic approaches to loneliness and improving a sense of autonomy may be beneficial.
本研究比较了朝鲜脱北者（NKDs）和韩国普通民众对生活满意度（LS）的感知轨迹，并探讨了与未来 LS 相关的社会心理因素。研究数据来自于通过自我问卷和面对面访谈，对居住在韩国的 300 名 NKDs 和 5089 名韩国人进行的调查。NKDs 目前的 LS 值（5.30 分）和 5 年前的 LS 值（3.46 分）均低于对照组，但是对未来 5 年的 LS 值预期（7.82 分）却高于对照组。与对照组相比，NKDs 的 LS 轨迹呈现出更显著的积极趋势。在 NKDs 中，主观孤独感和对自主感的满意度与对未来的 LS 值预期呈正相关。与对照组相比，NKDs 的生活满意度更高，并对未来持乐观态度。针对孤独感和增强自主感的社会政策和治疗方法可能会有所帮助。
