비제도권 중도입국청소년의 이주 후 사회적응에 관한 질적 연구

This study aims to understand and highlight the effect of the social withdrawal of the immigrant youth in the Korean society. The positive effects of support from family and community was closely observed. In order to carry out the study, in-depth interviews were done with ten immigrant youths possessing non-institutional backgrounds. From this, the study was able to list out significant experiences regarding social adjustment after immigration and put them into three categories and twenty four units. The conclusion may be summarized as follows: first, the social withdrawal of the immigrant youth during the process of settling down in new environments directly and negatively affects their psychological adjustment; second, depression and anxiety, as well as deficiency in the language area (Korean, in this case) worsen their social adjustment; and third, the support they receive from their family and community shows positive effects to a certain degree and does help them overcome various types of crises and settle down more stably. To add more to the third point, it was quite clearly proven that elements such as a well-established relationship with parents, intimacy with family members, and support from school and a local community play an important role in their adjustment to the Korean society. On the basis of the conclusion, several proposals were presented as future policy improvements, including the enhancement of consultation and education programs for the parents of the immigrant youth, invigoration of programs for better family relationship, expansion of social policies and services for such families, addition of mentor-mentee programs run by local communities, and establishment of systematic career education programs.