J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.
2010 Dec;22(6):653-662.
Health Status and Resilience according to Acculturation Types among Chinese Students in Korea
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- 1Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Korea.
- 2Department of Nursing, Konyang University, Korea. sjhan@konyang.ac.kr
- 3Department of Nursing, Armed Forces Nursing Academy, Korea.
- 4Department of Nursing, Armed Forces Nursing Academy, Korea.
- 5Department of Nursing, Kongju National University, Health Industry Research Institute, Korea.
- 6College of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, Korea.
- 7Department of Nursing, Daejeon Health Science College, Korea.
- 8Department of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
Abstract
- PURPOSE
This study was to identify the health status and reported resilience according to acculturation type among Chinese students in Korea.
METHODS
The subjects were 386 Chinese students studying in three universities in Chungnam province. The data were collected by standardized questionnaires and SPSS/WIN 15.0 program was used to analyze the data with descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, and ANOVA.
RESULTS
Subjects reported the following Acculturation type: integration (26.7%), assimilation (28.5%), separation (32.4%), and marginalization (12.4%). The reported resilience was significantly different according to economic status. The health status was significantly different according to religion and economic status. Acculturation type was significantly different according to age, educational level, length of stay, type of residency and economic status working style. The health status and resilience were significantly different according to acculturation type.
CONCLUSION
The findings suggest that integration of acculturation type is most useful to health status and resilience among Chinese students in Korea. Future studies need to examine acculturation type as coping strategy for foreign students' adaptation.
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