남북한주민 마음의 비교: 물질주의와 개인주의에 대한 정량적 분석

Abstract

This paper is a comparative study on the mind between South Korean residents and North Korean residents. Especially this paper attempts quantitative analysis focusing on materialism and individualism. For this study authors conducted a survey 100 North Korean residents who were staying temporarily in a third country with the help from the persons of a third country. At the same time authors carried out a survey 440 South Korean residents in South Korea through the research institution. When we compare the two Korean residents have an average score of sub-categories of materialism, materialistic success and jealousy is almost no difference, the North Korean materialistic happiness and satisfaction was higher than South Korean. And the results of the statistical analysis after controlling for background variables, between North and South Korean residents could not find statistically significant differences in all four categories of materialism. In the overall inter-Korean residents seem to have in common is a strong tendency to collectivism rather than individualism. In contrast to the South Koreans in vertical inclination is slightly stronger than the horizontal orientation, the horizontal inclination in to the North Koreans showed slightly stronger than the vertical orientation. When comparing the propensity of all Koreans by individual categories, statistics controlling for background variables analysis results, except for horizontal collectivism, namely in vertical collectivism and vertical individualism, horizontal individualism North Koreans showed strong tendency than South Koreans. Seeing as a whole, the North Koreans showed strong both collectivism and individualism than South Koreans.