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. 2019 Jan 11;18:7. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-0910-9

Table 4.

Association of segmented support with depressive symptoms among immigrants in South Korea (N = 1068)

Depressive Symptoms
Model 1a Model 2b
β P value β P value
Intercept 11.79 <.001 11.29 <.001
Discrimination 1.88 <.001 3.04 <.001
Ethnic support −0.74 0.02 0.30 0.6
Host support −1.47 <.001 −1.10 0.05
Other support −0.98 0.23 0.25 0.88
Discrimination X ethnic support −1.49 0.02
Discrimination X host support −0.55 0.40
Discrimination X other support −1.74 0.35
Sex
 Male
 Female 1.51 <.001 1.46 <.001
Age
 Under 30
 30–39 −1.02 0.02 −1.02 0.02
 40–49 −1.29 0.01 −1.28 0.01
 50–59 −1.83 <.001 −1.84 <.001
 60 or over −1.45 0.06 −1.48 0.05
Country of originc
 Western countries
 East Asia −0.67 0.40 −0.92 0.26
 South Asia −0.20 0.82 −0.41 0.65
 Visa typed
 F-2/F-6
 H-2/F-4 −0.51 0.19 −0.53 0.17
 Other −0.87 0.04 −0.92 0.03
Current Marital Status
 Currently married
 Never married 0.01 0.99 0.12 0.86
 Other 1.27 0.01 1.32 0.01
Household incomee
 Under $1000
 $1000–2000 0.11 0.80 0.08 0.85
 $2000–3000 −0.87 0.06 −0.85 0.06
 $3000–4000 − 0.58 0.29 − 0.60 0.27
 Over $4000 −1.37 0.01 −1.42 0.01
Educational attainment
 Middle school or less
 High school graduation 0.33 0.31 0.34 0.30
 College 0.66 0.16 0.65 0.17
 University or more 0.79 0.09 0.78 0.09
Acculturation
 Korean Language Fluencyf −0.04 0.22 −0.04 0.25
 Years lived in Koreaf 0.01 0.58 0.01 0.66

Note: a Included perceived discrimination and general social support as main regressors. b Included perceived discrimination, general social support and the interaction term of discrimination and general social support as main regressors. c Country of Origin – Western countries: The United States and Canada; East Asia: China, Japan and Taiwan; South Asia: Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia. d Visa Type: F-2: Residence visa, F-6: Foreign spouse, F-4: Extension of sojourn period for Overseas Koreans, H-2: Working visit c US dollars. e US dollars. f Continuous scores were centered zero