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KMID : 0379720120260030518
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2012 Volume.26 No. 3 p.518 ~ p.531
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Development of Measurement of Stress for Female Marriage Immigrants in Korea
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Park Min-Hee
Yang Sook-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted in order to develop and test a measurement for assessment of stress of female marriage immigrants in Korea.
Methods: Forty four preliminary items were initially developed based on literature review and focus group interviews. Those items were evaluated by experts for content validity, resulting in six factors and 26 items. The 26 items were translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, and English by professional translators and were reviewed by native speakers of each language who are fluent in Korean. For testing validity and reliability, data were collected from 323 female marriage immigrants residing in five regions in Korea.
Results: As a result of item analysis, 25 items were selected. Factor analysis yielded 21 items in four factors, including 1) household economic 2) parenting and discrimination 3) cultural and 4) emotional stressors, explaining 61.3% of the total variance of stress of female marriage immigrants in Korea. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was .903 for the overall instrument and .692-.892 for four factors.
Conclusion: Measurement of stress for female marriage immigrants in Korea has high validity and reliability. Therefore, this measurement may be utilized for systematic assessment of stress and for identification of areas of support for female marriage immigrants in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Female, Marriage, Immigrants, Stress, Measurement
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