The purpose of this study was to understand the affect of social avoidance
and unrest by cultural adaptation stress such as psychological
malaise in mixing with people, the avoidance in social situation, the sense
of uneasiness with a stranger and etc. when married woman immigrants
are experiencing the process of acculturation in Korea.
In this research, 118 married woman immigrants who are living in the
province of Gyeong-Gi and Seoul were participated, and used
'Acculturative Stress Scale for International Student' to measure cultural
adaptation stress which is developed by Sandhu and Asrabadi (1994).
And, also used the 'Measurement of social-evaluation anxiety' which is
developed by Watson, E., & Friend, R. (1969) and translated by Lee &
Choi (1997) to measure social avoidance and unrest of married woman
immigrants.
Inspected surveys were calculated by using the SPSS/WIN 12.0. This
study inspected with frequency analysis to analyze the general characteristics
of participants, and with multiple regression analysis to understand
the affect of social avoidance and unrest by cultural adaptation stress. The
significantly level of all statistics were α=. 05 level. As a result, the following
conclusions were drawn.
First, there were significantly affects in social avoidance with sense of
uneasiness with mixing with people and the avoidance about social situation
like racial discrimination, homesick, fear, cultural shock and etc
(social isolation, inferiority, strangeness and communication) in married
woman immigrants. But, prejudice and guilty conscience did not affected
in social avoidance.
Second, there were significantly affects in social unrest within the sense
of uneasiness with a stranger and the racial discrimination, homesick,
fear, cultural shock and etc (social isolation, inferiority, strangeness and
communication) in married woman immigrants. But, prejudice and guilty
conscience did not affected in social unrest.
In conclusion, this study showed that cultural adaptation stress when
married woman immigrants are experiencing the process of acculturation
in Korea could influence a lot in social avoidance and unrest by psychological
malaise in mixing with people, the avoidance in social situation,
the sense of uneasiness with a stranger and etc which can predict their
psychological health.
The purpose of this study was to understand the affect of social avoidance
and unrest by cultural adaptation stress such as psychological
malaise in mixing with people, the avoidance in social situation, the sense
of uneasiness with a stranger and etc. when married woman immigrants
are experiencing the process of acculturation in Korea.
In this research, 118 married woman immigrants who are living in the
province of Gyeong-Gi and Seoul were participated, and used
'Acculturative Stress Scale for International Student' to measure cultural
adaptation stress which is developed by Sandhu and Asrabadi (1994).
And, also used the 'Measurement of social-evaluation anxiety' which is
developed by Watson, E., & Friend, R. (1969) and translated by Lee &
Choi (1997) to measure social avoidance and unrest of married woman
immigrants.
Inspected surveys were calculated by using the SPSS/WIN 12.0. This
study inspected with frequency analysis to analyze the general characteristics
of participants, and with multiple regression analysis to understand
the affect of social avoidance and unrest by cultural adaptation stress. The
significantly level of all statistics were α=. 05 level. As a result, the following
conclusions were drawn.
First, there were significantly affects in social avoidance with sense of
uneasiness with mixing with people and the avoidance about social situation
like racial discrimination, homesick, fear, cultural shock and etc
(social isolation, inferiority, strangeness and communication) in married
woman immigrants. But, prejudice and guilty conscience did not affected
in social avoidance.
Second, there were significantly affects in social unrest within the sense
of uneasiness with a stranger and the racial discrimination, homesick,
fear, cultural shock and etc (social isolation, inferiority, strangeness and
communication) in married woman immigrants. But, prejudice and guilty
conscience did not affected in social unrest.
In conclusion, this study showed that cultural adaptation stress when
married woman immigrants are experiencing the process of acculturation
in Korea could influence a lot in social avoidance and unrest by psychological
malaise in mixing with people, the avoidance in social situation,
the sense of uneasiness with a stranger and etc which can predict their
psychological health.