School of Social Work, Bridgewater State University, Burrill Office Complex, Rom 102Z, 95 Burrill Avenue, Bridgewater, MA, 02325, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Feb;55(2):211-221. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0293-1. Epub 2018 Jun 27.
This article reports the findings from a study that examined the role of economic stress and coping resources in predicting hwabyung symptoms among Koreans in the United States. The literal meaning of hwabyung is "fire illness" or "anger illness." Koreans believe that chronic stress can cause the onset of hwabyung, manifested mainly through somatic symptoms. Data collected from an anonymous survey of 242 voluntary participants were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression (R). The findings demonstrated the important role that social support and sense of self-esteem play in explaining hwabyung symptoms. Also, the graduate education attained in the United States appears to play positive role in reducing the hwabyung symptoms, while being a woman can increase their vulnerability to this indigenous psychiatric illness to Korean people. Based on the findings, the implications for practice and suggestions for future study are discussed.
本文报告了一项研究的结果，该研究考察了经济压力和应对资源在预测在美国的韩国人 hwabyung 症状中的作用。hwabyung 的字面意思是“火病”或“怒病”。韩国人认为，慢性压力会导致 hwabyung 的发作，主要表现为躯体症状。对 242 名自愿参与者进行的匿名调查所收集的数据使用分层多元回归（R）进行了分析。研究结果表明，社会支持和自尊心在解释 hwabyung 症状方面起着重要作用。此外，在美国获得的研究生教育似乎对减轻 hwabyung 症状起到了积极作用，而作为女性则会增加她们对这种韩国人特有的精神疾病的易感性。基于这些发现，讨论了对实践的启示和对未来研究的建议。
