Vietnamese Women Immigrants' Life Adaptation, Social Support, and Depression

越南籍移民婦女的生活適應、社會支持與憂鬱程度

林麗華(Li-Hua Lin) ； 洪志秀(Chich-Hsiu Hung)

《The Journal of Nursing Research》 15卷4期 (2007/12) Pp. 243-254

摘要

本研究目的在探討高雄縣美濃鎮越南籍婦女移民台灣後的生活適應、社會支持與憂鬱之關係。採用橫斷式研究設計，經立意取樣，招募143位高雄縣美濃鎮越南籍婦女參與本研究。研究工具包括「個案基本資料量表」、「外籍婦女生活適應量表」、「社會支持量表」、「貝氏憂鬱量表」。研究資料以皮爾森相關和變異數分析。研究結果發現，越南籍婦女的社會支持與來台時間、結婚時間和丈夫年齡呈現統計相關，而且婦女的社會支持因常用語言的不同、與丈夫認識方式以及同住家庭成員的不同而呈現顯著差異。憂鬱則因家庭收入不同而有顯著差異。生活適應也因家庭收入不同而呈顯著差異。越南籍婦女社會支持與生活適應呈顯著正相關；社會支持與憂鬱呈顯著負相關；生活適應與憂鬱呈顯著負相關。本研究結果可以提供專業人員或政府相關單位於制訂外籍婦女輔導策略及政策的參考，以提升外籍婦女在台生活適應能力。

關鍵字

越南籍婦女 ； 生活適應 ； 社會支持 ； 憂鬱

並列摘要

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between life adaptation, social support, and depression among migrant Vietnamese women living in Meinong Township, Kaohsiung County. With a cross-sectional study design, 143 participants were recruited by purposive sampling. Structured questionnaires including Demographic Inventory Scale, Life Adaptation Scale, Social Support Scale, and Beck Depression Inventory Scale were used. Data were analyzed with Pearson's correlation and One-way ANOVA. The results showed that Vietnamese women's social support was significantly correlated with the length of time living in Taiwan, the length of marriage, and their husbands' age. Women's social support was significantly different with languages in common, the way of acquaintance with her husband, and family members living together. Depression was significantly different with family income. Life adaptation was also significantly different with family income. Moreover, there was a significantly positive correlation between Vietnamese women's social support and life adaptation, and significantly negative correlations between Vietnamese women's social support and depression, and between their life adaptation and depression. The study findings could be used as references for health professionals and government agencies to institute strategies and policies for promoting migrant Vietnamese women's life adaptation.

並列關鍵字

Vietnamese women ； life adaptation ； social support ； depression

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