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KMID : 0607720150260040380
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2015 Volume.26 No. 4 p.380 ~ p.389
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Acculturative Stress and Depression of Vietnamese Immigrant Workers in Korea
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전혜정:Jeon Hye-Jeong
이가언:Lee Ga-Eon
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between acculturative stress and depression of Vietnamese immigrant workers in Korea.
Methods: The subjects were 230 Vietnamese immigrant workers residing legally in B or K City. Data were collected from July 12, 2014 to August 3, 2014, and were analyzed using the SPSS PASW 21.0 program.
Results: The average level of acculturative stress was 2.91 and there were significant differences in the score according to whether to have a religion, the number of homeland friends, and Korean language skill. The average depression level of the subjects was 15.3 and the level was different significantly according to whether to have a religion, the number of homeland friends, salary, working hours, and Korean language skill. Acculturative stress and depression showed a significant positive correlation with each other. The influencing factors of depression were acculturative stress and the number of homeland friends. The most significant factor was acculturative stress.
Conclusion: This result shows the necessity of various programs to diminish acculturative stress to control the depression of immigrant workers.
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KEYWORD
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Immigrants, Acculturation, Depression
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