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Importance of Family Values Differences Between Husbands and Wives in Determining Depression in Foreign Wives in Korean Multicultural Families: Examining the Moderating Effect of Social Support
Author(s) -
Won Seojin,
Kim Hyemee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian social work and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1753-1411
pISSN - 1753-1403
DOI - 10.1111/aswp.12021
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , psychology , depression (economics) , social psychology , value (mathematics) , family support , social support , cultural values , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , sociology , medicine , gender studies , pedagogy , machine learning , computer science , economics , macroeconomics , physical therapy
Differences in value systems are often grounds for conflict in relationships. This is particularly the case for international marriages where spouses hold potentially different family values. This study thus investigated the effect of family values differences between Korean husbands and foreign wives on depression of the wives. It also attempted to examine the moderating effect of family, friend, and formal support. Findings showed that family values differences affected the wives' depression and family support had a significant moderating effect. Researchers recommended that practitioners should be attentive to values differences between the spouses when working with multicultural families.