Sin Mo-Kyung
College of Nursing, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2015 Jan;36(1):52-9. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2014.942447.
This qualitative grounded theory study explored stress-coping mechanisms in 14 Korean immigrant women (age ≥40) in the USA, by analyzing existing focus group data about relevant concepts that had been collected in a parent study. Using content analysis, stressors related primarily to socioenvironmental changes following immigration: language barriers, lack of trusting human relationships, and role changes were identified. Both healthy (activities, church, staying busy) and unhealthy (being alone and keeping negative feelings inside) coping strategies were reported by participants. The findings reveal unique aspects of stress-coping among Korean women who had immigrated after being culturally engrained with Confucian influences.
这项质性扎根理论研究通过分析在一项母研究中收集的有关相关概念的现有焦点小组数据，探讨了在美国的14名韩国移民女性（年龄≥40岁）的压力应对机制。通过内容分析，确定了主要与移民后的社会环境变化相关的压力源：语言障碍、缺乏可信赖的人际关系以及角色变化。参与者报告了健康的（活动、去教堂、保持忙碌）和不健康的（独处和将负面情绪藏在心里）应对策略。研究结果揭示了在深受儒家思想影响后移民的韩国女性压力应对的独特方面。
