KMID : 0389420220300020092
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Korean Journal of Stress Research 2022 Volume.30 No. 2 p.92 ~ p.97
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The Influence of Mothers¡¯ Acculturative Stress on Adolescents' Depression in Multicultural Families: The Moderating Effect of Sex
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Lee Rae-Hyuck
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Abstract
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Background: With the increasing number of multicultural adolescents, concerns about their healthy development are also on the rise. This study aimed to examine the influence of mothers¡¯ acculturative stress on adolescents¡¯ depression in
multicultural families with respect to the moderating effect of sex.
Methods: A series of regression analyses were conducted using a sample of 1,052 adolescents from multicultural families composed of a foreign-born mother and a Korean father based on the 9th wave of the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS).
Results: First, foreign-born mothers¡¯ acculturative stress positively and significantly influenced adolescents¡¯ depression. When the level of acculturative stress increased, so did the level of depression. Second, the influence of mothers¡¯ acculturative stress on adolescents¡¯ depression was moderated by sex. The influence was larger for female than for male adolescents.
Conclusions: Based on its findings, this study discussed intervention strategies to address depression among multicultural adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Multicultural families, Acculturative stress, Depression, Sex, Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study
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