Open AccessAcculturative Stress, Work‐related Psychosocial Factors and Depression in Korean‐Chinese Migrant Workers in Korea
Author(s) -
Lee Hyeonkyeong,
Ahn Hyunmi,
Miller Arlene,
Park Chang Gi,
Kim Sun Jung
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.11-0206-oa
Subject(s) - psychosocial , acculturation , depression (economics) , medicine , occupational stress , path analysis (statistics) , psychology , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , immigration , statistics , mathematics , macroeconomics , archaeology , economics , history
Acculturative Stress, Work‐related Psychosocial Factors and Depression in Korean‐Chinese Migrant Workers in Korea: Hyeonkyeong LEE, et al . Yonsei University College of Nursing, Korea—Objectives The purposes of this study were to identify the relationships among acculturative stress, work‐related psychosocial factors and depression in Korean‐Chinese migrant workers living in Korea and to determine whether work‐related psychosocial factors mediate the relationship between acculturative stress and depression. Methods A descriptive correlational cross‐sectional design was used. A convenience sample of 200 Korean‐Chinese full‐time migrant workers was recruited, and 170 completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. Acculturative stress was assessed by Sandh and Asrabadi's Acculturative Stress Scale. Work‐related psychosocial factors were assessed by job demand, insufficient job control and interpersonal conflict measures from the Korean Occupational Stress Scale. Depression was assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Self‐administered or face‐to‐face surveys were conducted by trained data collectors. Multiple regression and path analysis were used. Results Roughly 30% of the sample met the criteria for depression. Female workers had significantly higher depression scores than male workers. Acculturative stress and work‐related psychosocial factors significantly predicted 26.3% of the variance in depression. A path model revealed the mediating effect of job demand on the relationship between acculturative stress and depression. Conclusions Our results indicate that Work‐related psychosocial factors are salient factors that lead to depression among Korean‐Chinese migrant workers living in Korea. The results suggest that occupational health‐care professionals should promote the prevention and management of depression in this population and highlight the importance of acculturation context in the development of interventions designed to reduce Work‐related stress.