J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2023 Mar;32(1):25-33. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.1.25.

Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem on Relationship between Cultural Adaptation Stress and Achievement Motivation in Adolescents from Multicultural Families

• Park JS
• Son YJ

• KMID: 2540816
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.1.25

Abstract

Purpose
To understand mediating effects of self-esteem on the relation between acculturative stress and achievement motivation of adolescents from multicultural families.
Methods
As a secondary analysis research using data of the 16th (2016) Youth Health Behavior Survey, this study selected a total of 1,239 middle school students from multicultural families. Using SPSS/WIN 24.0 Program, collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé’s test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, Stepwise multiple regression, and SPSS Process Macro.
Results
Achievement motivation had a significantly negative correlation with acculturative stress (r=-19, p<.001) while it had a positive correlation with self-esteem (r=.56, p<.001). Acculturative stress had a negative correlation with self-esteem (r=-23, p<.001). Self-esteem partially mediated the relation between acculturative stress and achievement motivation (95% CI, -0.05~-0.03).
Conclusion
Results of this study indirectly showed that the negative influence of acculturative stress on achievement motivation could be reduced through enhancement of self-esteem. Thus, to improve achievement motivation of adolescents from multicultural families, it would be necessary to develop and provide programs for enhancing self-esteem.

Keyword

Youth; Multiculturalism; Stress, Psychological; Motivation; Self esteem; 청소년, 다문화, 스트레스, 동기, 자아존중감