J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2013 Mar;24(1):87-98. 10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.1.87.

The Impact of Marriage Migrant Women's Korean Language Ability, Self-esteem, and Acculturative Stress on Their Family Health: Focused on Mediating Effects of Marital Adjustment

• Lee JH
• Jin SJ
• Ju HJ
• Cho YS

• KMID: 2292776
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.1.87

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted for the purpose of a structural model analysis of family health of women who came to Korea for being married to Korean men.
METHODS
The data were collected from 260 immigrant women at multicultural centers located in C and B cities from May 10th to 30th, 2012. The variance analysis on the samples was conducted by using the maximum likelihood minimization function with AMOS 7.0. The fitness was evaluated by means of the SRMR, RMSEA, CFI, and TLI with a 90% confidence interval.
RESULTS
First, immigrant women's self-esteem and acculturative stress were found to have significant direct effects on their family health. Second, their self-esteem and acculturative stress have direct effects on their marital adjustment. Third, their marital adjustment was found to have significant direct effects on their family health. Forth, immigrant women's Korean language ability was found not to have significant direct effects on their marital adjustment and family health.
CONCLUSION
In order to enhance the family health of immigrant women, it is necessary to develop and apply nursing programs in consideration of immigrant women's self-esteem, marital adjustment and acculturative stress.

Keyword

Immigrant; Self-esteem; Stress; Social adjustment; Family health

MeSH Terms

Aminopeptidases
Emigrants and Immigrants
Family Health
Female
Humans
Korea
Language
Marriage
Models, Structural
Negotiating
Porphyrins
Social Adjustment
Transients and Migrants
Aminopeptidases
Porphyrins

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  Figure 1 Path diagram for final model.

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