Objectives The primary objective of this study is to identify the factors influencing the experience of discrimination among elementary, middle, and high school students, with a particular focus on variables such as gender, household economic status, and parental support for decision-making. Methods This study utilized data from the 2023 Human Rights Survey of Children and Adolescents conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) of Korea to explore the research questions. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. Descriptive statistics were employed to examine the characteristics of the dependent and independent variables, and logistic regression analysis was conducted, considering the categorical nature of the dependent variable. Results The analysis revealed that variables such as grade level, academic performance, residential area(Region 1), parental support for decision-making, respect for human rights, and experience with human rights education had statistically significant effects on students' experiences of discrimination. When the analysis was conducted by school level, differences were observed among groups; however, parental support for decision-making and respect for human rights consistently showed statistically significant effects across all school levels. Specifically, for elementary school students, grade level, residential area(Region 1), parental support for decision-making, and respect for human rights were identified as significant predictors of discrimination experience. For both middle and high school students, parental support for decision-making, respect for human rights, and experience with human rights education were found to significantly influence the likelihood of experiencing discrimination. Conclusions Based on the key findings of this study, policy recommendations were proposed to mitigate children's experiences of discrimination, along with suggestions for future research.
Han et al. (Thu,) studied this question.