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KMID : 0607720120230040366
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2012 Volume.23 No. 4 p.366 ~ p.375
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Acculturative Stress, Depression and Drinking Problems of Korean International Students in the United States
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Lee Soon-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of drinking problems in Korean international students in the United States.
Methods: The subjects involved this study were 190 Korean international students in the United States. Data were measured using a drinking problems questionnaire, an acculturative stress scale for international student, and the CES-D. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 17.0 program to calculate mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, Sheffe? test and pearson’s correlation coefficient. and stepwise multiple regression.
Results: 1) The mean score of the degree of perceived acculturative stress was 2.15±0.63, of depression was 17.67±9.85, and of drinking problems was 15.03±15.52. 2) There were significant correlations between acculturative stress and drinking problems (r=.506, p<.001), between depression and drinking problems (r=.6726, p<.001), and between acculturative stress and depression (r=.453, p<.001). 3) In stepwise multiple regression analysis the most powerful predictor of drinking problems were acculturative stress (β=.243, p<.001), and depression (β=.562, p<.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results, practical implications for reducing the acculturative stress and improving the psychological well-being of Korean students were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Drinking, Acculturation, Depression
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