Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
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Depressive stress related symptoms and associated factors among marriage immigrant women: Focused on risk factors and protective factors

결혼이주여성의 우울 스트레스 증상과 그 영향 요인: 위험 요인과 보호 요인을 중심으로

  • Cho, Wonsup (Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoo, Seunghyun (Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 조원섭 (서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 유승현 (서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과)
  • Received : 2017.02.17
  • Accepted : 2017.03.28
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This paper aims to identify depressive or stress related symptoms and its associated risk and protective factors among marriage immigrant women in Korea. Methods: The study participants were 490 immigrant wives from '2012 Survey of Foreign Residents in Korea'. The participants completed self-administered questionnaires on socio-demographics, health status, family members' related factors, and other environmental factors. Results: Difficulties on child nursing, finance, family conflict, and experience of physical or verbal violence were significant risk variables to the depressive stress related symptoms. Family life satisfaction, discussion about troubles with Koreans, healthy status, social trust, and discussion about troubles with people from home country were the significant protective variables to mental health. However economic activities were not protective factors but risk factors. Conclusions: Mental Health promotion programs for marriage immigrant women and their family members need to consider the family and community related protective mental health factors and develop supportive system with pre-existing programs and policy modification.

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