Psychosocial Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Korean-American Women in New York City
作者:
ShinKyungRim,
Features SubmissionHaworthContinuing,
期刊:
Women&Health
(Taylor Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 21,
issue 1
页码: 73-82
ISSN:0363-0242
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1300/J013v21n01_05
出版商: Taylor&Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The purpose of this study was to identify psychosocial predictors of depressive symptoms among Korean-American immigrant women in New York. A sample of 262 women behveen the ages of 35 and 55 who had resided in the U.S. for 10 years or less completed a survey instrument including measures of depression, acculturative stress, utilization of social sumort. self-esteem. and socioeconomic status. Depressive symptoms were related positively to acculturative stress and negatively to selfesteem and socio-economic status explained significant proportions of variability in depression. Findings suggest a need to implement policies aimed at mitigating the acculturative stresses associated with immigration.
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