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Factors Influencing Depression in Chinese Students Studying in Korea: Focused on Acculturative Stress, Academic Stress and Career Stress

중국인 유학생의 우울 영향요인: 문화적응 스트레스, 학업스트레스 및 진로스트레스 중심으로

  • Received : 2016.03.22
  • Accepted : 2016.04.20
  • Published : 2016.07.28
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Abstract

This study was conducted in order to identify factors influencing depression in Chinese students in Korea, focusing on factors related to acculturation stress, academic stress and career stress. The participants of this study were 166 Chinese students studying in Korea. Data were collected from Sep. 7th to Oct 15th. The subjects' mean score of depression was 17.36(6.77), and their scores of acculturation stress, academic stress, and career stress were 69.51(19.06), 34.64(5.03), and 29.13(9.14), respectively. Acculturative stress and career stress were found to be factors influencing the depression level of Chinese students in Korea and the two factors' explanatory power was 51.9%. Based on the findings of this study, in order to lower Chinese students' depression level and help them lead a healthy academic life in Korea, it is necessary to assess their acculturative stress and career stress and to provide special intervention for students with high perceived stress.

본 연구는 재한 중국인 유학생의 문화적응 스트레스와 학업과 관련된 학업스트레스 및 진로스트레스를 중심으로 우울의 영향요인을 파악하고자 시도되었다. 2015년 9월 7일부터 10월 15일까지 중국인 유학생 166명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였다. 대상자의 평균 우울점수는 17.36점(SD 6.77)이었고, 문화적응 스트레스, 학업스트레스, 진로스트레스는 각각 69.51점(SD 19.06), 34.64점(SD 5.03) 그리고 29.13(SD 9.14)점 이었다. 중국인 유학생의 우울수준에 영향을 미치는 요인은 문화적응 스트레스와 진로스트레스로 파악되었으며, 이 두변수의 설명력은 51.9%이었다. 이상으로 중국인 유학생의 우울수준을 개선시키고 건강한 유학생활이 되도록 돕기 위해서는 문화적응 스트레스와 진로스트레스를 파악하고, 스트레스 지각정도가 높았던 학생들에게는 특별한 중재를 제공해야 한다.

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