Correlates of depressive symptoms among North Korean refugees adapting to South Korean society: The moderating role of perceived discrimination

This article deals with the problems of North Korean defectors currently living in South Korea. In the past, most such defectors came from privileged groups in the North Korean population, and their adjustment to the new environment did not pose a significant problem. However, from the mid-1990s, defectors began to come from the far less privileged groups. They experience serious problems related to jobs, education, crime, and social adjustment. Recent years have seen a dramatic but not always openly stated change in the official South Korean attitude toward defectors: from a policy explicitly aimed at encouraging defection, Seoul has moved to the policy of quietly discouraging it. There are fears that encouraging defection will undermine the policy of peaceful engagement with the North. There is also the perception that refugees are outsiders, not quite adjustable to the conditions of South Korean society and thus a social and budgetary burden.

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Are Aspects of Twitter Use Associated with Reduced Depressive Symptoms? The Moderating Role of In-Person Social Support

Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking ◽

10.1089/cyber.2019.0035 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (11) ◽

pp. 692-699 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David A. Cole ◽

Elizabeth A. Nick ◽

Gergely Varga ◽

Darcy Smith ◽

Rachel L. Zelkowitz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Moderating Role

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Activity Limitations and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Couples: The Moderating Role of Spousal Care

The Journals of Gerontology Series B ◽

10.1093/geronb/gbz161 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sae Hwang Han ◽

Kyungmin Kim ◽

Jeffrey A Burr

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Daily Living ◽

Activity Limitations ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Older Couples ◽

Spousal Caregiving ◽

Living Related ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Retirement Study

Abstract Objectives Limitations in performing basic daily activities, as well as spousal caregiving that arises from activity limitations, are important factors that have ramifications for mental health among couples. The objective of this study was to investigate the interplay of these factors by focusing on whether the associations between activity limitations and depressive symptoms among coupled-individuals were moderated by receipt and provision of spousal care. Methods Longitudinal household data from the Health and Retirement Study (2004–2014; dyad N = 6,614) were analyzed to estimate within-person associations between one’s own and spousal activity limitations, receipt and provision of spousal care, and depressive symptoms. Results Findings showed a consistent link between one’s own activity limitations and depressive symptoms for both spouses, whereas spousal activity limitations were associated with depressive symptoms for wives only. We also found moderating effects of spousal care in the link between one’s own and spousal activity limitations and depressive symptoms. Discussion Receipt and provision of activities of daily living-related assistance may contextualize the association between activity limitations and depressive symptoms among older coupled-individuals in a direction that could alleviate or aggravate the risk of depression.

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