Social Support and Acculturative Stress in Migrant Workers
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 899-910, 2009.
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en Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to collect basic data on social support and acculturative stress in migrant workers.METHODS:
Between August, 2007 and January, 2008 171 immigrant workers completed data collection using a questionnaire. Workers were recruited from 2 churches, one in Seoul and the other in Gyeonggi Province. Mean and standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and Stepwise multiple regression were used to analyze the data.RESULTS:
The average score for social support was 3.73 (+/-0.65) and for acculturative stress, 2.52 (+/-0.65). There were significant differences acculturative stress according to gender (t=2.152, p=.033), kind of job (t=2.597, p=.040), and have community or not (t=2.899, p=.005). There was a significant negative correlation between social support and acculturative stress (r=-.270, p=.001). Factors influencing acculturative stress were existence of participants having a community of people from their home country or not (R2=.151, p=.002).CONCLUSION:
More studies are needed to identify the variables that influence acculturative stress in immigrant workers.
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Asunto principal:
Apoyo Social
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Estrés Psicológico
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Discriminación en Psicología
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Emigrantes e Inmigrantes
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Hostilidad
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Aculturación
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Soledad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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