Acculturative Stress and Depression of Vietnamese Immigrant Workers in Korea.
10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.4.380
- Author:
Hye Jeong JEON
1
;
Ga Eon LEE
Author Information
1. Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Immigrants;
Acculturation;
Depression
- MeSH:
Acculturation;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*;
Depression*;
Emigrants and Immigrants*;
Friends;
Humans;
Korea*;
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2015;26(4):380-389
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between acculturative stress and depression of Vietnamese immigrant workers in Korea. METHODS: The subjects were 230 Vietnamese immigrant workers residing legally in B or K City. Data were collected from July 12, 2014 to August 3, 2014, and were analyzed using the SPSS PASW 21.0 program. RESULTS: The average level of acculturative stress was 2.91 and there were significant differences in the score according to whether to have a religion, the number of homeland friends, and Korean language skill. The average depression level of the subjects was 15.3 and the level was different significantly according to whether to have a religion, the number of homeland friends, salary, working hours, and Korean language skill. Acculturative stress and depression showed a significant positive correlation with each other. The influencing factors of depression were acculturative stress and the number of homeland friends. The most significant factor was acculturative stress. CONCLUSION: This result shows the necessity of various programs to diminish acculturative stress to control the depression of immigrant workers.
