Medico-Legal Update
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 500-507

Difference in multicultural awareness and multicultural efficacy between regular people of multi-cultural backgrounds and north korean refugees, as perceived by nursing students of south korea (Article)

Park J.-K. , Lee D.-Y.*
  • a Dept. of Nursing, Daejeon University, 62, Daehak-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon, 34520, South Korea
  • b Dept. of Nursing, Changshin University, 262, Palyongro, Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 51352, South Korea

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study was conducted to identify the difference in multicultural awarenesand multicultural efficacy between regular people of multi-cultural backgrounds and North Korean refugeeas perceived by nursing students. Method/Statistical Analysis: Data were collected using a total of 717 copies of a questionnaire. A frequency analysis, paired t-test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficients were used for the analysis. Finding: The analysis showed that the multicultural awareness of university students majoring in nursing, towards North Korean refugees was lower than the multicultural awareness they had towards regular people of multicultural backgrounds excluding North Korean refugees. In addition, both multicultural awareness and multicultural efficacy towards regular people and North Korean refugees had a positive correlation. This researcher suggests developing a program to promote multicultural capabilities in university students of nursing towards North Korean refugees. Improvements/Applications: This program would have to address the culture-specific awareness towardNorth Korean refugees in addition to general multicultural awareness. © 2019, World Informations Syndicate. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Multicultural awareness Multicultural efficacy Nursing studenNorth Korean refugees Multicultural family members

Index Keywords

South Korea nursing student scientist drug efficacy refugee awareness questionnaire university student Article human correlation coefficient frequency analysis human experiment

Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85069903659&doi=10.5958%2f0974-1283.2019.00093.8&partnerID=40&md5=d7fa2ff2f448cd4d4ae57308b38071e2

DOI: 10.5958/0974-1283.2019.00093.8
ISSN: 0971720X
Original Language: English