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Department of Nursing, Sunmoon University, Asan, Korea.
© 2016 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
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It is to identify life stress according to socio-demographic characteristics.
It is to identify the level of life stress and the coping style for stress.
It is to analyze the correlation between socio-demographic characteristics and life stress.
It is to analyze the correlation between life stress and its coping style.
It is to analyze the factors influencing life stress.
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Academic Research fund of Sunmoon University in 2015.
Characteristics | Categories | n (%) or M±SD | Life stress | t or F | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M±SD | |||||
Age (year) | 29.43±5.42 | 0.45 | .634 | ||
<30 | 96 (52.7) | 2.43±0.85 | |||
30~40 | 77 (42.3) | 2.50±0.90 | |||
>40 | 9 (4.9) | 2.23±0.70 | |||
Education level | No education | 25 (13.7) | 2.32±1.00 | 2.44 | .051 |
Elementary school | 46 (25.3) | 2.69±0.91 | |||
Junior high school | 42 (23.1) | 2.55±0.76 | |||
≥High school | 69 (37.9) | 2.34±0.83 | |||
Economic status | Low | 41 (22.5) | 3.16±0.77a | 28.18 | <.001 (a>b>c) |
Middle | 96 (52.7) | 2.39±0.76b | |||
High | 45 (24.7) | 1.94±0.74c | |||
Children | No | 30 (16.5) | 2.25±0.62 | -1.82 | .074 |
Yes | 152 (83.5) | 2.49±0.90 | |||
Living with family in law | No | 125 (68.7) | 2.48±0.90 | 0.56 | .573 |
Yes | 57 (31.3) | 2.40±0.80 | |||
The perception of subject's health | Unhealthy | 24 (13.2) | 3.07±0.84 | 3.84 | <.001 |
Healthy | 158 (86.8) | 2.36±0.82 | |||
Job | No | 99 (54.4) | 2.29±0.77 | -2.70 | .008 |
Yes | 83 (45.6) | 2.64±0.93 | |||
Marriage period (month) | 65.01±34.78 | 1.22 | .303 | ||
<12 | 7 (3.8) | 2.15±0.93 | |||
12~36 | 22 (12.1) | 2.18±0.77 | |||
37~60 | 58 (12.1) | 2.49±0.79 | |||
≥61 | 95 (52.2) | 2.52±0.92 | |||
Korean communication ability | Poor | 10 (5.5) | 2.55±0.90 | 2.50 | .084 |
Fair | 134 (73.6) | 2.52±0.86 | |||
Excellent | 38 (20.9) | 2.17±0.85 |
Contents | Score |
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M±SD | |
Total mean of life stress | 2.45±0.87 |
1. I have a conflict with my mother-in-law. | 2.12±1.38 |
2. It is difficult to endure conflicts with in-laws and their verbal violence. | 1.66±1.18 |
3. I feel bad when I cannot find an organization, an agency or a person to help my children's study. | 1.88±1.25 |
4. My heart is aching that I cannot rear up my children like other Korean children. | 2.66±1.55 |
5. I miss my family and friends at my home town. | 4.07±1.17 |
6. It is difficult to get a job or to have social life in Korea. | 3.04±1.39 |
7. It seemed as if my world caved in when I found the reality was different from what I expected. | 1.91±1.29 |
8. I am very awful because husband's forcible sex demand. | 1.40±0.97 |
9. It is difficult to live because of financial deficiency. | 2.74±1.50 |
10. I am upset because I cannot study and earn money. | 3.10±1.56 |
Total mean of coping style | 2.81±0.49 |
Style I (Problem solving) | 3.02±0.65 |
Style II (Emotion relieving) | 1.89±0.50 |
Style III (Assistance pursuit) | 3.08±0.73 |
Style IV (Problem avoidance) | 3.08±0.70 |
Style V (Hopeful thinking) | 3.06±0.78 |
Variables | Educ. | Econ. | Children | Health | Job | Korean | Stress |
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r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | |
Educ. | 1 | ||||||
Econ. | .05 (.547) | 1 | |||||
Children | .03 (.680) | -.08 (.280) | 1 | ||||
Health | -.02 (.808) | -.19 (.012) | .06 (.387) | 1 | |||
Job | -.06 (.411) | .04 (.640) | .09 (.204) | -.30 (.683) | 1 | ||
Korean | .09 (.239) | .19 (.012) | .28 (<.001) | -.08 (.301) | .21 (.005) | 1 | |
Stress | -.11 (.126) | -.48 (<.001) | -.00 (.957) | .25 (.001) | .20 (.007) | -.15 (.045) | 1 |
Life stress | Style I | Style II | Style I | Style II | Style V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | |
1. Conflict with mother-in-law | -.08 (.250) | .09 (.229) | -.06 (.449) | .07 (.336) | .17 (.026) |
2. Verbal violence | -.03 (.686) | .02 (.830) | .06 (.422) | .08 (.276) | .19 (.012) |
3. No help for my children's study | -.01 (.961) | .17 (.019) | -.01 (.958) | .03 (.654) | .14 (.064) |
6. Difficulty to get a job or to have social life in Korea | .08 (.310) | .08 (.273) | .05 (.509) | .14 (.060) | .29 (<.001) |
8. Husband's forcible sex demand | .03 (.635) | .15 (.040) | .09 (.219) | .03 (.662) | .11 (.132) |
4. Cannot rear up my children like other Korean children | .03 (.692) | .05 (.479) | .09 (.220) | .12 (.101) | .23 (.002) |
5. Missing family and friends at my home town | .01 (.929) | .02 (.747) | .13 (.078) | .25 (.001) | .28 (<.001) |
7. Depressed from different expected situation. | -.08 (.288) | .13 (.091) | .07 (.363) | .08 (.284) | .24 (.001) |
9. Financial deficiency | .06 (.422) | .05 (.491) | .12 (.110) | .18 (.013) | .32 (<.001) |
10. Upset because of not to study and earn money | .13 (.074) | .09 (.221) | .12 (.110) | .29 (<.001) | .44 (<.001) |
Total stress | .03 (.724) | .13 (.084) | .10 (.168) | .21 (.006) | .34 (<.001) |
Predictor variables | B | SE | β | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Constant) | 28.29 | 3.75 | 7.53 | <.001 | |
Economic status | -5.52 | 0.81 | -.43 | -6.81 | <.001 |
Job | -4.23 | 1.10 | .24 | 3.83 | <.001 |
Health | 2.65 | 0.98 | .17 | 2.70 | .008 |
Korean | -1.85 | 1.14 | -.10 | -1.62 | .107 |
R2=.318, Adj. R2=.302, F=20.61, p<.001 |
Educ.=education level; Econ.=economic status; Health=the perception of subject's health; Korean=Korean communication ability; Stress=life stress.
Style I=problem solving style; Style II=emotion relieving style; Style III=assistance pursuit style; Style IV=problem avoidance style; Style V=hopeful thinking style.
Health=the perception of subject's health; Korean=Korean communication ability. Calculated by enter multiple regression analysis, input variables are economic status, job, health status, Korean communication ability.