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KMID : 1007420120100030165
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Mood and Emotion
2012 Volume.10 No. 3 p.165 ~ p.170
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Prevalence of Depression and Correlated Psychosocial Factors of Married Immigrant Women in a City
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Kim Hyun-Myung
Lee Hye-Jin
Lee Sang-Yeol
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression of immigrant women in Korea and to understand its correlated factors such as acculturative stress, social support, proficiency in Korean, depression,somatic symptom and pain.
Methods : 119 immigrant women in Korea were assessed their depression, acculturative stress, social support, proficiency in Korean, somatic symptoms and pain by Acculturative Stress Scale, the Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of pain.
Results : The prevalence of depression of married immigrant women was 29%. The level of acculturative stress, social support and somatic symptom and degree of pain in depressive group were significantly higher than the non-depressive group. There were positive correlations between BDI and acculturative stress, somatic symptom and degree of pain. There was a negative correlation between BDI and social support. The level of acculturative stress has a negative correlation with proficiency in Korean.
Conclusion : The depression has correlated with acculturative stress, less social support, somatic symptom,and pain. These results suggest that mental health programs might be needed for married immigrant women and the psychosocial factors could be considered for the treatment program.
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KEYWORD
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Married immigrant women, Depression, Acculturative stress, Social support, Somatic symptom
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