This paper investigates the effect of a shared social identity on social behaviors of a marginalized population by focusing on North Korean refugees in South Korea. The findings of a behavioral experiment with North Korean refugees show that the common Korean identity can promote their integration in South Korea, despite considerable differences caused by seven-decade long separation between the two countries. Perceiving ethnic unity shared with South Koreans stimulates North Koreans’ socially desirable behaviors and attitudes such as trust, cooperation, confidence, and life satisfaction in South Korea, as well as their self-confidence about North Korean origin. In addition, the effect of the shared identity is greater for women and better educated persons – the finding that stresses the importance of education and gender-specific policy to accelerate social integration of North Korean refugees.

本文通过关注在韩国的朝鲜难民，研究了共同的社会认同对边缘化人群的社会行为的影响。对朝鲜难民的行为实验结果表明，尽管两国长达七年的分离造成了相当大的差异，但共同的韩国身份可以促进他们在韩国的融合。感知与韩国人共享的民族团结会激发朝鲜人的社会期望行为和态度，例如信任、合作、信心和在韩国的生活满意度，以及他们对朝鲜血统的自信。此外，