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A Study on the Effects of Acculturative Stress Factors to Mental Health of Married Immigrant Women

여성결혼이민자의 문화적응스트레스가 정신건강에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Eun-Hee (Dept. of Social Welfare, Dongguk University) ;
  • Chu, Youn-Sik (Dept. of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Social Science Dongguk University)
  • 이은희 (동국대학교 사회복지학과) ;
  • 추연식 (동국대학교 사회과학대학원)
  • Received : 2012.01.16
  • Accepted : 2012.04.12
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the mental health of married immigrant women and the effect of cultural adaptation stress of married immigrant women on mental health. The subjects were 239 married immigrant women who live in Pusan city. Collected date were analyzed through frequency, percentage, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results are as follows. The 17.6% of the sample had the problem of mental health. The result of stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that factors which predict the level of married immigrant women's mental health were cultural shock, fear, and guilty feeling. The findings give us significant practical implications for social work intervention.

본 연구는 여성결혼이민자들의 정신건강수준과 함께 그들의 정신건강에 중요한 영향을 미치는 문화적응스트레스요인을 살펴보고자 하는 목적으로 이루어졌다. 본 연구의 연구대상자는 부산광역시 지역에 거주하는 239명의 여성결혼이민자들이며, 연구대상자들의 일반적 특성을 알아보기 위해서는 빈도 및 백분율을 그리고 문화 적응스트레스가 정신건강에 미치는 영향력을 알아보기 위해서는 단계별 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 여성결혼이민자들의 17.6%가 정신건강상 문제가 있는 집단으로 분류되었다. 단계별 투입에 의한 중다회귀분석 결과, 문화적응 스트레스 요인들 가운데 '문화적 충격', '두려움', 그리고 '죄책감'이 정신건강에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과에 근거하여 여성결혼이민자들의 정신건강을 향상시키기 위한 실천적 함의를 논의하였다.

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