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