Abstract
This study aimed to develop a grounded theory regarding the associations between factors identified in the adaptation process of 11 fathers of multicultural families. Participants were recruited purposively and data were collected through in-depth interviews. Data analysis was performed alongside data collection, following Strauss and Corbin’s grounded theory method. The following 11 categories were derived from the data: (1) a reluctantly formed multicultural family, (2) finding happiness amid confusion, (3) cultural differences, (4) economic difficulties, (5) social prejudice and alienation, (6) restrictions on the use of local services, (7) facing multiple obstacles, (8) people who provided strength and support, (9) accepting differences and moving forward, (10) growth with family, and (11) being made to stay. The core category was identified as “struggling to protect the family with a double burden.” This theory described the adaptation process of being a father in a multicultural family and participants’ reactions to the circumstances around it. Based on this theory, health policies should be developed to support not only the expansion of medical facilities in island and rural areas but also the activation of self-help groups. Future research should include the development of web-based prenatal management and parental education in immigrants’ native languages.
Highlights
IntroductionGlobalization is rapidly progressing, marked by crossborder movement and activities worldwide
With advances in technology, globalization is rapidly progressing, marked by crossborder movement and activities worldwide
This study found that fathers of multicultural families faced several obstacles, classified as intervention conditions, which aggravate problems in the process of paternity adjustment
Summary
Globalization is rapidly progressing, marked by crossborder movement and activities worldwide. Even in Korea, an ethnically homogeneous nation, foreigners began to migrate to the country in earnest in the 1990s. Korea is a multicultural country as the number of foreigners staying in Korea exceeded 2.3 million in 2020 [1]. Most of the foreigners who live in Korea are married migrant women, and as a result, families are becoming more diverse due to cultural diversity and changes in the family structure [2]. The number of multicultural families created through marriage with migrant women in Korea increased from 44,000 in 2007 to 122,000 in 2010 and 237,000 in 2018 [3]. The government is redefining the term “healthy family” and making efforts to improve laws and systems in accordance with various family types and changes in the family environment [2]. In the nursing field as well, it is necessary to expand and approach multicultural families as new recipients of nursing care so that they too can take root as healthy families within the Korean society
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