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Acculturative Stress, Social Problem Solving, and Depressive Symptoms among Korean American Immigrants
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Acculturative Stress, Social Problem Solving, and Depressive Symptoms among Korean American Immigrants

Minsun Lee, Arthur M Nezu and Christine Maguth Nezu
Transcultural psychiatry, v 55(5), pp 710-729
Oct 2018
PMID: 30131019

Abstract

Income - statistics & numerical data United States Humans Middle Aged Problem Solving Male Regression Analysis Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Acculturation Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology Asian Americans - psychology Depression - psychology Stress, Psychological Adult Female Adaptation, Psychological
The present study examined the relationship among acculturative stress, social problem solving, and depressive symptoms among 107 Korean American immigrants. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that acculturative stress significantly predicted depressive symptoms controlling for different domains of acculturation. With regard to the role of social problem solving, among the five dimensions of social problem solving (i.e., positive problem orientation, negative problem orientation, rational problem solving, impulsive/careless style, and avoidant style), negative problem orientation and impulsive/careless style significantly predicted depressive symptoms. Avoidant style significantly interacted with acculturative stress, indicating that avoidant style is associated with depressive symptoms when acculturative stress is high. The study underscores the impact of culture as well as severity of stress on the relationship among acculturative stress, coping, and depressive symptoms among Korean American immigrants.

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