Factors Influencing Depression in Married Immigrant Women

This study is a descriptive correlation study to determine the factors that affect immigrant women depression. In this study, migrant known factors on the impact of depression on women on the basis of previous studies acculturation stress, family stress, marital satisfaction, life satisfaction by focusing on variables such as the impact on immigrant women depression and depression check the effects of factors previously mentioned, and to provide a basis for early detection of depression and the prevention of immigrant women. The participants were 665 immigrant women who married Korean men. Data collection for this study was conducted between February to June 2010. Data collection methods to meet immigrant women in Seoul, Gyeonggi (Hanam, Yongin), Gyeongsangnam-do (Jinju), and migrant women who are based in Busan Center, Health Center, etc., were chosen as the place of data collection. The major findings were as follows; 1) Depression is generally characteristic of the separation group and was significantly higher than the married group in marital status (F =5.063, p =.001). In in areas like “my husband’s educational level” (F = 3.522, p = .007), “the religion of subjects” (F = 3.200, p = .002), “husband religion” (F = 2.562, p = .013), and “family monthly income” (F = 4.421, p = 0.005), there was a statistically significant difference. 2) Immigrant women's depression and marital satisfaction (r = -. 112, p <.01), Korean life satisfaction (r = -. 124, p <.01), than was the inverse correlation is significant and acculturation stress (r = .231, p <.01) were significantly correlated net. 3) Depression was predictive, the regression model of migrant women appeared to be significant (F = 10.12, p <.001), indicating a revised explanatory power of the model coefficient of determination (Adj R2) was 0.17 with 17% explanatory power. Based upon the findings, this study provides useful information that could assist in reducing depression among married immigrant women and indicates that depression prevention programs are needed.