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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.10.344

Influencing Factors on Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior in Korean and Immigrant Married Women  

Gang, Moonhee (College of Nursing, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Jihye (Dept. of Nursing, Ulsan College)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.10, 2017 , pp. 344-353 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the factors that influence the mental health help-seeking behavior in Korean and immigrant married women. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used. Participants were 110 Koreans and 91 immigrants in D metropolitan city. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2$-test, t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with SPSS 21.0 program. Mental health help-seeking behavior was significantly correlated with depression, belief toward mental illness, and perceived need for mental health service in Korean women, and with Korean fluency, belief toward mental illness, and social support in immigrant women. In the regression analysis results, the predictors of mental health help-seeking behavior were belief toward mental illness in Korean married women (10.5%), and Korean fluency, nationality, belief toward mental illness, and social support in immigrant women (59.0%). These findings should be considered when developing strategies for enhancing the mental health help-seeking behavior in married women.
Keywords
Depression; Factor; Help-seeking behavior; Married women; Mental health;
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