2017, Vol.13, No.4

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

The Sewol Ferry accident in 2014 had a significant impact on Korean society. In response to the national-scale disaster, there was a limit to what a single institution can do to facilitate an effective recovery of the society. This study aims to analyze the cooperative relations of 38 organizations which have participated in psychosocial support activities after the Sewol Ferry accident. The results from the social network analysis (SNA) showed that cooperative relationships among those institutions were generally low. Specifically, the degree of cooperation among the institutions was found to be lowest for human resources, but relatively high with respect to information/data transfer. The results from the centrality analysis indicated that ‘Ansan Mental Health Trauma Center’ played the most central role in disaster support network. In addition, the major players in this network were mainly public institutions, while private agencies or local community organizations were somewhat limited in their ability to mobilize support. Based on the findings, the implications on disaster support systems were discussed.

This study aims to explore the ambivalent characteristics of North Korean refugees and seek the direction of social integration policy in South Korea. To achieve this, 20 in-depth interviews were conducted along with the review of the policies and supporting system for North Korean refugees. The main results are as follows: First, North Korean refugees as the policy target have been defined in various ways, such as South Korean citizens, defectors, refugees or migrants. Second, the respondents perceived their dual identity as South Korean born in North Korea and North Korean with South Korean citizenship. Third, they showed ambivalent attitudes in economic adjustment process and in equality of opportunity. From a perspective of social integration among North Korean refugees, the practical implications of the results were discussed.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional labor and organizational commitment of firefighters, which could provide guidance on monitoring emotional labor and improving organizational commitment among firefighters in Korea. As for firefighters on desk duty, the higher the emotional dissonance factor provoking psychological tension and emotional exhaustion, the lower the organizational commitment. In case of on-site firefighters, the higher the frequency of self-regulations, the lower the organizational commitment. There has been much research on the emotional labor of public officials, there has been very few research on the emotional labor of firefighters. This study has proven a theoretical negative association between the emotional labor of firefighters and their organizational commitment. Policy implications include that the psychological healing of firefighters involved in emotional labor should be provided to improve their organizational commitment.