KMID : 1022320140080030232
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Asian Nursing Research 2014 Volume.8 No. 3 p.232 ~ p.238
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Effects of a Psychological Adaptation Improvement Program for International Marriage Migrant Women in South Korea
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Jun Won-Hee
Hong Sung-Sil Yang Soo
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to develop and evaluate the Psychological Adaptation Improvement Program (PAIP) for international marriage migrant women in South Korea.
Methods: A total of 43 international marriage migrant women who were enrolled in six rural multi-cultural family support centers in South Korea were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 21) or to the control group (n = 22). The intervention group received 10 sessions of PAIP, 1 or 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks. The dependent variables were self-esteem, depression and social problem solving ability. The data were analyzed by Fisher¡¯s exact test, t test, and repeated measures analysis of variance using SAS program.
Results: PAIP was effective in increasing self-esteem and reducing depression, and partially showed significant positive effects on participants¡¯ social problem solving ability, suggesting increased levels of positive problem orientation and decreased avoidance style in the social problem solving ability subscales.
Conclusion: PAIP might be used as an effective intervention to improve psychological adaptation among international marriage migrant women in the rural community of South Korea.
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KEYWORD
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depression, immigrants, problem solving, psychological adaptation, self esteem
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