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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2018.19.1.239

A Study on the Life Satisfaction of Married Immigrant Women : focusing on ecosystem perspectives  

Kwon, Taeyeon (Department of Counseling Psychology and Social Welfare, Sun Moon University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.19, no.1, 2018 , pp. 239-250 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study classified the predictors affecting the life satisfaction level of married immigrant women into socio-demographic factors (age, education, personal system factors (Korean proficiency, self-rated health, depressed mood, multicultural attitude), family system factors (spouse relationship satisfaction, child relationship satisfaction, couple conversation time, decision-making status), and social factors (social support, social capital, experience of social discrimination, multicultural family support center use) based on ecosystem perspectives and comprehensively examined their effects. The data for 14,464 married immigrant women from the National Survey on Multicultural Families 2015 were analyzed through hierarchical multiple regression. The findings of this study are as follow. First, the results indicated that all ecosystem factors- that is personal, family, and social system factors-significantly affected life satisfaction level of married immigrant women and especially personal and family system factors increased the predictability on their satisfaction. Second, among all predictors, spouse relationship satisfaction was the factor most strongly associated with life satisfaction. Finally, the income variable among socio-demographic factors, depression among personal system factors, spouse relationship satisfaction among family system factors, and experience of social discrimination among social system factors all showed the strongest significant effects on the life satisfaction level of married immigrant women. These results suggest that comprehensive factors based on the ecosystem perspectives to intervene and promote the life satisfaction of married immigrant women should be considered.
Keywords
Ecosystem perspectives; Hierarchical multiple regression; Life satisfaction; Married immigrant women; the National Survey of Multicultural Families;
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