Changes in Factors Affecting the Life Satisfaction of Multicultural Adolescents in Korea

Background: currently, korea is witnessing a steady increase in the number of adolescents from multicultural fami-lies. we aimed to identify the trends in life satisfaction changes and identifies the predictors of life satisfaction in mul-ticultural adolescents at the grade level.methods: data from the multicultural adolescent panel survey (2012-2015) were analyzed in this study. according-ly, we performed multiple linear regression analysis with previously identified life satisfaction predictors in adolescents as the explanatory variables for each school year.results: multicultural adolescents experienced higher life satisfaction in the sixth than fifth grade, and their satisfac-tion tended to decline after the sixth grade. academic satisfaction, depression, self-esteem, ego-resilience, and family support significantly predicted the group’s life satisfaction in fourth to eighth grades; however, since these factors changed across grade levels, their impact on life satisfaction also varied across grades.conclusion: these findings highlight the necessity of developing approaches that consider the varying factors and their grade-level effects on multicultural adolescents’ life satisfaction and implementing effective policies and pro-grams tailored to each grade level or developmental stage. these results provide valuable data to determine the tim-ings and contents of such policies and programs.