Life Satisfaction of Cross-Border Marriage Migrants in South Korea: Exploring the Social Network Effects

This study examines the recent phenomenon of “cross-border marriage” in South Korea: foreign brides migrating into Korea to get married to Korean bachelors. Using data from the National Survey of Multicultural Families 2009, one of the biggest data sets on marriage migrants, we analyze how the diffe...

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Published in:International Migration Review 2018-06, Vol.52 (2), p.597-634
Main Authors: Yu, Sojin, Chen, Feinian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This study examines the recent phenomenon of “cross-border marriage” in South Korea: foreign brides migrating into Korea to get married to Korean bachelors. Using data from the National Survey of Multicultural Families 2009, one of the biggest data sets on marriage migrants, we analyze how the difference in migrants’ initial methods of entry affects the level of their life satisfaction. The findings show greater life satisfaction for those who used personal social networks, when compared with those who used commercial brokers as a method of entry. The analyses also reveal the importance of current social networks and their role in moderating the effect of the initial methods of entry after a prolonged period of residence.
ISSN:0197-9183
1747-7379
DOI:10.1177/0197918318781583