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Determinants of National Image of South Korea among North Korean Refugees

KIM HEE JIN 1 YOO HO YEOL 2 Choi Soon mi 2

1명지대학교
2고려대학교

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ABSTRACT

This current study investigated the determinants of national image of South Korea among North Korean refugees living in South Korea. We examined whether gender, age, education level in the North, education level in the South, monthly household income, marital status, and number of family(sociodemographic variables), outlook for the household economy and the national economy in the future(economic outlook) and help from others in the past six months(social relationships) were associated with national image of South Korea among North Korean refugees. The data of North Korean refugees who resided in Seoul and Gyeonggi was used and hierarchical regression analysis was performed for analysis. The result showed that age, the married, outlook for the national economy, and help from others in the past six months were positively associated with national image of South Korea, whereas, education level in the South and number of family were negatively associated with national image of South Korea among North Korean refugees.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.