북한이탈여성의 외상경험과 우울 : 낙관성의 중재효과 = Traumatic Experience and Depression in Women Fugitives of North Korea：Moderating Effect of Optimism

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This research was conducted in order to examine North Korean women fugitives and the moderating effect of optimism the relationship between these fugitives' traumatic experience and depression. Subjects of research were 200 North Korean women fugitives who inhabit throughout 15 regions in South Korea, and the scales employed are：‘North Korean fugitives' traumatic experience scale', ‘Depression scale (CES-D)', ‘Optimism scale (LOT-R)'. A frequency analysis was administered in order to examine the frequency of traumatic experiences and a standard multiple regression analysis was administered to verify the influence of traumatic experience on depression, and the results exhibited that the regression model of traumatic experience was significant. The Pearson correlation analysis was conducted so as to inspect the correlation of traumatic experience, depression, optimism. The results displayed that traumatic experience in North Korea had a positive relationship with traumatic experience during escape from North Korea, depression and negative strategy. Optimism had a negative relationship with depression, and a positive relationship with positive strategy.
Lastly, a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was administered to verify the moderating effect of optimism in the relationship between traumatic experience and depression. Results exhibited that although optimism significantly forecasted the variant of depression, neither the correlation between traumatic experience in North Korea and optimism nor that between traumatic experience during escape from North Korea and optimism could significantly forecast the variant of depression. Thus, the moderating effect of optimism could not be verified. However, the correlation of traumatic experience during escape from North Korea and neither optimistic nor negative strategy could significantly forecast the variant of depression.

Key words：women fugitives of North Korea, traumatic experience, depression, optimism, moderating effect.