Ryu Wonjung, Yang Hyerin
The Center for Social Welfare Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Jan 5;9(1):49. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9010049.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors of parental child abuse by North Korean refugees who are living in South Korea. In-depth interviews were conducted with five parents who escaped from North Korea. The study identified three categories of factors impacting child abuse: the weakening of family functions from past experiences before and after defection, the stress of adapting to the culture of an unfamiliar society, and low parenting self-efficacy. North Korean parents suffered from emotional and functional crises from past traumatic events and, at the same time, experienced additional acculturative stress as a "minority" after entering South Korea, even as they continued to deal with Maternal Parenting Stress. These complex factors have been shown to lead to child abuse in migrant societies. This study contemplated the context of child abuse through specific examples. The results could provide thoughtful insights into child abuse among migrants and refugee parents, and provide evidence-based intervention plans for its prevention.
本研究旨在调查居住在韩国的朝鲜难民父母虐待儿童的影响因素。对五名从朝鲜逃出来的父母进行了深入访谈。该研究确定了影响虐待儿童的三类因素：脱北前后过去经历导致的家庭功能弱化、适应陌生社会文化的压力以及育儿自我效能感低下。朝鲜父母因过去的创伤事件而遭受情感和功能危机，同时，进入韩国后作为“少数群体”还经历了额外的文化适应压力，即便他们仍在应对为人父母的压力。这些复杂因素已被证明会导致移民社会中的虐待儿童现象。本研究通过具体实例探讨了虐待儿童的背景情况。研究结果可为深入了解移民和难民父母中的虐待儿童问题提供深刻见解，并为预防该问题提供循证干预计划。
