Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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Health Status and Resilience according to Acculturation Types among Chinese Students in Korea

국내 중국 유학생의 문화적응 유형에 따른 극복력과 건강상태

  • 장혜경 (한서대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 한수정 (건양대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 양남영 (건양대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 유명란 (국군간호사관학교 간호학과) ;
  • 고은자 (국군간호사관학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김희경 (공주대학교 간호학과.건강산업연구소) ;
  • 임경춘 (성신여자대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 이미라 (대전보건대학 간호과) ;
  • 손연정 (순천향대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2010.08.16
  • Accepted : 2010.11.23
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was to identify the health status and reported resilience according to acculturation type among Chinese students in Korea. Methods: The subjects were 386 Chinese students studying in three universities in Chungnam province. The data were collected by standardized questionnaires and SPSS/WIN 15.0 program was used to analyze the data with descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, and ANOVA. Results: Subjects reported the following Acculturation type: integration (26.7%), assimilation (28.5%), separation (32.4%), and marginalization (12.4%). The reported resilience was significantly different according to economic status. The health status was significantly different according to religion and economic status. Acculturation type was significantly different according to age, educational level, length of stay, type of residency and economic status working style. The health status and resilience were significantly different according to acculturation type. Conclusion: The findings suggest that integration of acculturation type is most useful to health status and resilience among Chinese students in Korea. Future studies need to examine acculturation type as coping strategy for foreign students' adaptation.

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