Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Volume 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-220

FACES III and family APGAR score of multicultural family marriage female migrant in Jeollanam-Do province (Article)

Kim Y.-P. , Park H.-K.* , Hwang H.-S.
  • a Department of Family Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
  • b Department of Family Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
  • c Department of Family Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Abstract

Background: Within a recent few years, the number multicultural families had been increasing rapidly in Korea. This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of the function of multicultural families and its determining factors. Methods: The study subjects were 68 foreign women who had been married to Korean men and immigrated to Korea. All participants were registered in one of the three migration support centers in South Jeolla Province. They completed a selfadministered questionnaire which evaluated the demographic information, FACES III, and the family APGAR scores. We compared their family function with that of the typical Korean families reported in previous articles. Results: Multicultural families were prone to be an extreme family according to the FACES III. Their family APGAR scores were lower compared to those of ordinary Korean families. Family dysfunction of multicultural families as significantly associated with women's age, hometown, education level, the number of family members, and her religion. Conclusion: Multicultural families may show different features compared to typical Korean families. Family physicians needs to be concerned with functional patterns of multicultural families. Further studies should be followed to understand modifiable factors for fixing dysfunction of multicultural families. © 2009 by The Korean Academy of Family Medicine.

Author Keywords

Cross-culture marriage Function Family

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DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.3.210
ISSN: 20056443
Cited by: 6
Original Language: Korean