Postpartum Depression and Parental Self-Efficacy: A Comparison of Native Korean and Vietnamese Immigrant Mothers in Korea
- Authors
- Choi, So Young; Kim, Eun Jung; Ryu, Eunjung; Chang, Koung Oh; Park, Myong Nam
- Issue Date
- Apr-2012
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Keywords
- postpartum depression; parenting; self-efficacy; immigrant; maternal/child; transcultural health; women's health
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING, v.23, no.2, pp 181 - 187
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 181
- End Page
- 187
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/20393
- DOI
- 10.1177/1043659611434057
- ISSN
- 1043-6596
1552-7832
- Abstract
- Purpose: This study compared postpartum depression and parental self-efficacy between married immigrant women from Vietnam and native Korean mothers. Method: The participants were 72 native Korean mothers and 69 immigrant Vietnamese mothers living in a suburban city in South Korea. The instruments used were the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Parent Expectation Survey. Results: There were statistically significant differences in age, education, employment, income, husband's age, and family structure between the two groups. Immigrant Vietnamese mothers experienced higher levels of postpartum depression (t = -3.466, p = .001) and had lower parental self-efficacy (t = 5.607, p < .001) than native Korea mothers. Postpartum depression was negatively correlated with parental self-efficacy in native Korean mothers (r = -.349, p = .003), but there was no significant correlation in the immigrant Vietnamese mothers (r = .011, p = .936). The mothers' country of origin, whether immigrant or Korean, was a significant factor in postpartum depression (beta = .338, p = .040; R-2 = .091). The mothers' country of origin had no effect on parental self-efficacy (p = .957). Instead, significant differences were found for the age, education level, and family structure of the participant (R-2 = .036). Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrated that postpartum depression was more prevalent among married immigrant women from Vietnam than among native Korean mothers. Accordingly, a postpartum depression intervention program for married immigrant women should be developed and implemented.
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