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Perceived Discrimination and Life Satisfaction among Foreign Residents- Mediation and Moderation by Social Trust, Social Equality, and Social Inclusiveness-

  • Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies
  • 2026, 23(), pp.109~140
  • DOI : 10.22957/mses.23..202607.109
  • Publisher : Institute for Migration and Multicultural Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : May 29, 2026
  • Accepted : July 19, 2026
  • Published : July 30, 2026

Kim hyeong-min 1

1대진대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examines how perceived discrimination affects life satisfaction through social trust and perceived social equality, and whether perceived social inclusiveness moderates these relationships. Using the foreign-resident sample from the 2025 Korean Survey on Consciousness and Values and PLS-SEM, the results show that discrimination reduces life satisfaction both directly and indirectly. Perceived social inclusiveness strengthens these negative effects, as confirmed by moderated mediation analysis. The indirect effect through social trust was significant at the mean and at +1 SD of inclusiveness, but not at −1 SD. These findings indicate that perceived inclusiveness may function as a conditional amplifier rather than a buffer.

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