Characteristics of study participants

Charateristics of study paricipants are as follows (Table 1). This study was conducted to identify the factors of abuse through an in-depth study of NK refugee parents. Therefore, the subjects of this study were described as 'NK refugee parents who are raising elementary-, middle-, and high-school children', with a total of five NK refugee parents participating. The period of residence in South Korea ranged from two to six years. The ages of the participants included one people in their 20s, one people in their 30s, two people in their 40s and one person in her 50s. All subjects, except for participant E, lived together with their spouses. The number of children is a minimum of one and a maximum of two.


