Hurh W M, Kim K C
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Western Illinois University, Macomb 61455.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1990 Nov;178(11):703-11. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199011000-00006.
The main objectives of this paper are an empirical investigation of major structural and situational variables related to Korean immigrants' mental health and a theoretical exploration of the meaning of the empirical findings. As part of a larger epidemiological research, the data for this paper derive from diagnostic interviews of 622 Korean immigrants (20 years and older) residing in the Chicago area. Data analyses reveal that, among the respondents in general, those who are married, highly educated, and currently employed in a high-status occupation indicate better subjective mental health (less demoralized and more satisfied with life) than others. Of other variables examined, however, significant gender differences in the correlates of mental health are observed. For the male immigrants, a set of work-related variables is clearly the strongest correlate of their mental health, whereas no such distinctive set of variables accounts for the female immigrants' mental health. Nevertheless, the family life satisfaction and several ethnic attachment variables are moderately related to the female immigrants' mental health. Theoretical implications of these findings are discussed in light of the confluence of ethnic attachment and acculturation on immigrants' mental health.
本文的主要目标是对与韩国移民心理健康相关的主要结构和情境变量进行实证研究，并对实证结果的意义进行理论探索。作为一项更大规模流行病学研究的一部分，本文的数据来自对居住在芝加哥地区的622名韩国移民（20岁及以上）的诊断性访谈。数据分析显示，在总体受访者中，已婚、受过高等教育且目前从事高地位职业的人主观心理健康状况（士气低落程度较低且对生活更满意）比其他人更好。然而，在其他所考察的变量中，观察到心理健康相关因素存在显著的性别差异。对于男性移民来说，一组与工作相关的变量显然是其心理健康的最强相关因素，而没有这样一组独特的变量能够解释女性移民的心理健康状况。尽管如此，家庭生活满意度和几个族群依恋变量与女性移民的心理健康存在适度关联。本文根据族群依恋和文化适应对移民心理健康的共同影响，讨论了这些发现的理论意义。
