The Structural Relationship among Self-efficacy, Social Networks, Adaptation to Korean Society and Hope among Foreign Workers

Kwang Mook Choi; Chang Seek Lee   and Yeoun Kyoung Hwang

doi:10.17485/ijst/2015/v8iS7/70515

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The Structural Relationship among Self-efficacy, Social Networks, Adaptation to Korean Society and Hope among Foreign Workers

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2015/v8iS7/70515

Year: 2015, Volume: 8, Issue: Supplementary 7, Pages: 1-6

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The Structural Relationship among Self-efficacy, Social Networks, Adaptation to Korean Society and Hope among Foreign Workers

Kwang Mook Choi ¹, Chang Seek Lee^1* and Yeoun Kyoung Hwang²

¹Department of Child and Adolescent Welfare, Hanseo University, Korea; [email protected], [email protected]
² Department of Lifelong Education, Hanseo University, Korea; [email protected]

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Abstract

This study was carried on “468” foreign workers from four areas of Chungnam province in Korea in order to verify the structural relationships among self-efficacy, social networks, adaptation to Korean society and hope. First, positive correlations were observed among self-efficacy, hope and social networks, with a negative correlation among the subareas of adaptation to Korean society. In addition, there was a negative correlation between adaptation to Korean society and pathway thinking. Second, self-efficacy had a positive influence on social networks and hope, while social networks also displayed a positive impact on hope. In addition, hope had a positive influence on adaptation to Korean society. Based on these results, policies to help foreign workers adapt in Korean society were suggested.
Keywords: Adaptation to Korean Society, Foreign Workers, Hope, Korea, Self-Efficacy, Social Networks