해외선교사의 상호문화역량 영향 요인

Abstract

With the recent emphasis on the need for effective intercultural communication and the expansion of missionary activities across diverse cultural landscapes, understanding the dynamics of cross-cultural interactions has become pivotal. Previous research has highlighted various factors influencing intercultural competence, yet a comprehensive exploration of how human rights, social distance, and self-efficacy impact this competence in the context of missionary work has been limited. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that affect on intercultural competence of overseas missionaries focusing on human rights, social distance, and self-efficacy, and come up with how to enhance their intercultural competence based on the results of the study. A survey was conducted in which 93 overseas missionaries participated; SPSS ver. 25.0 was used for data analysis. The results revealed the following. First, Human rights, social distance, and self-efficacy of overseas missionaries showed a positive correlation with intercultural competence. Second, social distance and self-efficacy were statistically significant factors in intercultural competence. Third, the relative effects were self-efficacy and social distance in order. These results suggested the significance of designing a educational program and activities to enhance overseas missionaries’ self-efficacy and intercultural competence, and to reduce their social distance.