Stress and Coping Associated With Acculturation Among North Korean Defectors
- Authors
- Kim, Junhyoung; Park, Se-Hyuk; Youn, Yeo-Soung; Han, Areum; Kim, May
- Issue Date
- 3월-2019
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Keywords
- stress coping; North Korean defectors
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY, v.59, no.2, pp.211 - 231
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY
- Volume
- 59
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 211
- End Page
- 231
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/67190
- DOI
- 10.1177/0022167816631107
- ISSN
- 0022-1678
- Abstract
- While adapting to a new culture, North Korean defectors may develop their own coping strategies and utilize coping resources to deal with acculturative stress. The purpose of this study was to identify the stress-coping strategies utilized by North Korean defectors. Using semistructured in-depth interviews, three salient themes as the major coping strategies were identified: (a) engagement in meaningful activities, (b) emotional and social support, and (c) personal growth. This study suggested that leisure professionals in South Korea create and provide a variety of recreational programs through which North Korean defectors can engage with host individuals in order to increase their health and well-being.
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