A 7-Year Follow-Up Study on the Mental Health of North Korean Defectors in South Korea
This 7-year follow-up study aimed to describe the relationship between past trauma and current stress on the mental health of North Korean defectors living in South Korea. The study recruited 200 North Korean defectors in South Korea who were aged 15 to 65 years and living in the Seoul metropolitan area. Participants completed baseline data collection in 2001 and were followed up 7 years after baseline.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
200 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2001
Primary Institutions
Yonsei University (연세대학교)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Unification (통일부)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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