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KMID : 0607320110200020167
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2011 Volume.20 No. 2 p.167 ~ p.179
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Experience of Child-Rearing of Filipino Married Immigrant Women
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Song Sun-Hwa
An Hyo-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify experiences of immigrant women from Philippines in childrearing.
Methods: The study design was a qualitative research. Participants were 15 Filipino immigrant women living in rural Korea. Average age was 37 and average duration of marriage was 11 years. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and participants were interviewed once or twice between December 2009 and February 2010. Data were analyzed with Colaizzi’s (1978) phenomenological methodology.
Results: The Four themes-clusters were identified from fourteen themes. The theme-clusters (themes) were 1) Responsibility of a mother as a foreigner (being a role-model, patience, strict upbringing); 2) Practical problems of child-rearing (parenting alone, language difficulties, financial difficulties, lack of husbands’ support, cultural obstacles; 3) Worries about their children (children’s emotional problems, speech disorders, maladjustment at school); 4) Hopes for the future (self-satisfaction, expectations for their children, social support).
Conclusion: The results help in understanding the situation of immigrant women from the Philippines when they nurture their children and suggest the necessity of programs focusing on improving mother-child relationships, especially as related to mothers’ limited language skills. Further comprehensive education programs to improve better father-child relationships in relating to each other should be developed.
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KEYWORD
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Philippines, Immigrant, child rearing, Qualitative research
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