Effects of Ethnic Identity on the Relationship Between Mental Health and Perceived Discrimination Among Ethnic Return Migrants: The Case of Korean Chinese Return-Migrated to South Korea
- Authors
- Hong, Jihyung
- Issue Date
- Jun-2019
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Korean Chinese; Depression; Discrimination; Identity; Ethnic return migrants
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH, v.21, no.3, pp.522 - 532
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
- Volume
- 21
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 522
- End Page
- 532
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/1384
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10903-018-0775-9
- ISSN
- 1557-1912
- Abstract
- This study examined the relationship among mental health, perceived discrimination and ethnic identity among Korean Chinese (Joseonjok) who have return-migrated to South Korea. A survey was conducted with 399 Joseonjok adults (19years) residing in the capital city Seoul or nearby. Depression was measured using the (self-report) Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Korean (CES-D-K) version (n=292, mean age=42.6, female=56.5%). Perceived discrimination and ethnic identity were assessed with single-item questions. The mean CES-D-K total score was 9.3 (SD=8.4) and 20.6% had clinical depression (cut-off score: 16). Perceived discrimination was positively associated with CES-D-K scores (regression coefficient=2.09, p=0.04). This association was stronger in those identifying themselves more strongly as Korean' than Chinese'. Discrimination by co-ethnic hosts' can have a greater impact on mental health among those ethnic return migrants with a stronger ethnic identity. More efforts are needed to help them better integrate into South Korean society.
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