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Original Article
The Impact of Marriage Migrant Women's Korean Language Ability, Self-esteem, and Acculturative Stress on Their Family Health: Focused on Mediating Effects of Marital Adjustment
Ji Hyun Lee, Su Jin Jin, Hyeon Jeong Ju, Yeon Sil Cho
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2013;24(1):87-98.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.1.87
Published online: March 31, 2013

1Department of Nursing, Kosin University, Busan, Korea.

2Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.

3Changwon Wokers' Compensation General Hospital, Changwon, Korea.

4Kosin University Hospital, Busan, Korea.

• Received: December 6, 2012   • Accepted: March 23, 2013

© 2013 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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  • Purpose
    This study was conducted for the purpose of a structural model analysis of family health of women who came to Korea for being married to Korean men.
  • Methods
    The data were collected from 260 immigrant women at multicultural centers located in C and B cities from May 10th to 30th, 2012. The variance analysis on the samples was conducted by using the maximum likelihood minimization function with AMOS 7.0. The fitness was evaluated by means of the SRMR, RMSEA, CFI, and TLI with a 90% confidence interval.
  • Results
    First, immigrant women's self-esteem and acculturative stress were found to have significant direct effects on their family health. Second, their self-esteem and acculturative stress have direct effects on their marital adjustment. Third, their marital adjustment was found to have significant direct effects on their family health. Forth, immigrant women's Korean language ability was found not to have significant direct effects on their marital adjustment and family health.
  • Conclusion
    In order to enhance the family health of immigrant women, it is necessary to develop and apply nursing programs in consideration of immigrant women's self-esteem, marital adjustment and acculturative stress.
Figure 1
Path diagram for final model.
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Table 1
Descriptive Statistics of Variables, AVE and CR
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VIF=variation inflation factor; AVE=average variance extracted; CR=construct reliability.

Table 2
Model Fitness Statistics for Hypothetical and Modified Model
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GFI=goodness of fit index; AGFI=adjusted goodness of fit index; RMR=root mean-squared residual; NFI=normed fit index; NNFI=non-normed fit index; CFI=comparative fit index; IFI=incremental fit index; RMSEA=root mean squared error of approximation.

Table 3
Hypothetical and Modified Model of Standardized Regression Weights
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***p<.05

Table 4
Direct Effect, Indirect Effect, and Total Effect in Path Model
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    Figure 1 Path diagram for final model.
    The Impact of Marriage Migrant Women's Korean Language Ability, Self-esteem, and Acculturative Stress on Their Family Health: Focused on Mediating Effects of Marital Adjustment
    Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Variables, AVE and CR

    VIF=variation inflation factor; AVE=average variance extracted; CR=construct reliability.

    Table 2 Model Fitness Statistics for Hypothetical and Modified Model

    GFI=goodness of fit index; AGFI=adjusted goodness of fit index; RMR=root mean-squared residual; NFI=normed fit index; NNFI=non-normed fit index; CFI=comparative fit index; IFI=incremental fit index; RMSEA=root mean squared error of approximation.

    Table 3 Hypothetical and Modified Model of Standardized Regression Weights

    ***p<.05

    Table 4 Direct Effect, Indirect Effect, and Total Effect in Path Model


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