영유아기 자녀를 둔 난민 부모의 가족 분리 경험과 양육효능감 간의 관계: 배우자 양육문제 도움의 조절 효과

Abstract

This study aims to establish a basis for human service practice and policy implications for parental self-efficacy in parents who have young refugee children. Using the stress process model, this study examined refugee parents’ separation experience and its effect on parental self-efficacy while testing the moderating effect of spouse’s help in parenting. For achieving the purpose of the study, we employed secondary data analysis using the 2017 Child Fund Korea data. Participants included 84 parents whose children were aged between 4 months and 72 months, The results of the study were as follows: First, parental self-efficacy was statistically significantly associated with monthly household income, number of children, use of social services, separation from children, and spouse’s help in parenting. Further, spouse’s help had a moderating effect on the relationship between parents’ separation and parental self-efficacy. Based on the results, the authors discussed ways to help refugee parents enhance their parental self-efficacy so as to help them act as a buffer against various adverse effects from negative experiences of refugees.