부모세대의 청소년인권 인식 및 관련 변수 분석

The purpose of this study is to analyze the perceptions of the parental generation regarding youth human rights and the factors influencing these perceptions. For this study, the age group of 35 to 50 years was defined as the parental generation, and statistical analyses were conducted using data from 4,320 respondents in this age group extracted from the National Human Rights Survey of 2022 conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. The results are as follows. First, regarding the parental generation’s perception of youth human rights, while the level of respect for youth human rights—referring to the extent to which youth are perceived as being respected in terms of human rights—was recognized as relatively high, their judgment of youth human rights, which reflects viewing youth as independent subjects of human rights, was comparatively low. Notably, there was a negative correlation between youth human rights judgment and the degree of respect for youth human rights, suggesting the possibility of mixed perceptions. Second, among the socio-demographic variables influencing the parental generation’s perception of youth human rights, political orientation, life satisfaction, and educational attainment were found to be significant factors, while generational cohorts showed no effect. Third, among the variables related to the parents’ own human rights awareness and experiences, participation in human rights education did not affect their judgment of youth human rights, but it had a positive effect on their perception of the necessity of human rights education. Fourth, the parents’ attitudes and experiences concerning the protection of the rights of socially disadvantaged groups were found to have a positive effect on their overall perception of youth human rights.