KMID : 0389420100180030191
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Korean Journal of Stress Research 2010 Volume.18 No. 3 p.191 ~ p.199
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Mental Health Status of Korean Immigrants in Canada
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Bae Jeong-Yee
Park Young-Suk Yoon Sook-Hee Kim Yoon-Jung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to survey the basic data for Korean immigrants¡¯ mental health status (somatization, depression, anxiety, hostility, Sensitivity) in Canada. A descriptive study has been conducted to report Korean immigrants¡¯ mental health states, to identify the risk factors associated with mental health. Three hundred eighty six Korean immigrants¡¯ in Canada were analyzed by visit-survey with an organized questionnaire. SCL-90-R for measurement of mental health was used. The data collected using SPSS 17.0 frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson¡¯s Correlation Coefficient was analyzed. Somatization was 7.54¡¾6.04 ranged 0 to 32, depression was 9.07¡¾6.86 ranged 0 to 38, anxiety was 28¡¾5.10 ranged 0 to 28, hostility was 2.89¡¾3.05 ranged 0 to 22, and sensitivity was 5.83¡¾4.66 ranged 0 to 30. This study shows that a number of characteristics of the Korean immigrants in Canada affect levels of mental health states, the most noticeable of these factors being sex, job, immigration satisfaction and heath state.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Anxiety, Immigrants, Mental health
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