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신혜숙 ( Shin Hye-Sook ) - 경희대학교 간호과학대학
김미영 ( Kim Mi-Young ) - 미국 Johns Hopkins University 간호학과
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was a descriptive study to assess the relationships between acculturative stress and current perception of stress in Korean immigrants.
Methods: The subjects consisted of 154 community-dwelling Korean immigrant living in the USA. Data collection was conducted through the use of questionnaires. The instruments for this study were Acculturative stress (12 items), The Global Assessment of Recent Scale(8 items). The collected data were analysed using SPSS PC 12.0 Programme for Frequency, Percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient according to the purpose of this study.
Results: 1) The average item score for acculturative stress was 17.17. The average item score for current perception of stress was 26.56. 2) Acculturative stress was positively related to current perception of stress (r=.360, p<.01). 3) Acculturative stress was significantly different according to educational level (F=2.709, p=.047), occupation (F=16.202, p=.000), perceived income comfort level (F=26.666, p=.000), and type of residence (F=2.672, p=.050). The Current perception of stress was significantly different according to age (F=7.380, p=.000), marital status (F=5.354, p=.006), perceived income comfort level (F=12.738, p=.000), and type of residence(F=4.207, p=.007).
Conclusion: Theses findings help to clarify relationships between acculturative stress and current perception of stress in Korean immigrants. Therefore, the result of study provide clues for the quality of life of Korean immigrants.
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KeyWords
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문화변용 스트레스, 일상생활 스트레스
Acculturative stress, Current perception of stress
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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