소년원 처분목적에 대한 설명이 소년원 생활에 미치는 영향 - 처분목적 인식의 매개효과 -

초록

This study exploratively examines the impact of the purpose explanation of juvenile protective disposition provided to juveniles at the stages of juvenile trial and admission to juvenile training school on their life in juvenile training school and how this relationship is mediated by different perceptions of the purpose of disposition (environmental adjustment, healthy growth, conduct correction, physical restraint, and punishment). To do so, we used survey data collected from the Korea Institute of Criminal Justice's ‘Study on Improving Treatment in Juvenile Training School To Promote Human Rights Protection of Juveniles’. The data comprised survey data from 632 juveniles housed in 8 national juvenile training school, of which 525 were analyzed. The results of the parallel multiple mediation analysis showed that the mediating effects of environmental adjustment, conduct correction, and punishment purposes were significant in the relationship between the explanation of the purpose of juvenile protective disposition and the positive effects of life in juvenile training school, with the mediating effect of conduct correction being the largest. However, the mediating effects of healthy growth and physical restraint purpose were not significant. Notably, these result patterns were consistently observed regardless of whether factors known to significantly influence adaptation to facility life, such as relationships with teachers and peers, were included as covariates. This study identifies factors that contribute to the positive impact of life in juvenile training school and emphasizes the need for explanations for juvenile protective disposition and the importance of recognizing the purpose of the disposition. Based on these findings, the implications, limitations, and directions for future research were discussed.

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