Psychological Adaptation among Marriage Migrant Women in South Korea: Stress and Coping, Culture Learning, and Social Cognition Approaches

Abstract

This study is an examination of determinants of psychological adaptation among marriage migrant women in South Korea within three main theories: stress and coping, culture learning, and social cognition. Generalized ordinary logistic regression is applied to the 2015 National Multicultural Family Survey. The results reveal that loneliness and family conflicts have negative effects on psychological adaptation while social supports result in positive effects. Participation in gatherings with Koreans and Korean language proficiency work positively for psychological adaptation, while residence period and cultural differences have negative effects. Discrimination is also negatively associated with psychological adaptation.