외국인 유학생의 SNS 이용 행태와 문화적응

Abstract

This study analyzed the effect of SNS usage behavior on adaptation to Korean culture for foreign students of minority nationalities residing in Korea. To this end, SNS usage behavior (SNS usage time, SNS preference orientation, SNS motivation), cultural adaptation level (psychological, socio-cultural), and general characteristics(gender, marital status, length of residence, Korean language level, age, economic level, nationality) was surveyed, and empirical analysis was conducted using the data of the final 105 people. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the use of SNS had a positive effect on Korean cultural adaptation, especially on psychological adaptation. On the other hand, the effect of SNS preference orientation(SNS preference medium, preference person, and preference language) was not statistically significant. As for general characteristics, the higher the level of Korean language and the longer the residence period, the better the cultural adaptation.