Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 33, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 192-197

The moderating role of acculturation mode on the relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life among international students in Korea (Article)

Kim C.-J. , Park H.-R.* , Schlenk E.A. , Kang S.-W. , Seo E.J.
  • a Ajou University College of Nursing and Research Institute of Nursing Science, Suwon, South Korea
  • b Department of Nursing Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
  • c University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  • d Department of Nursing Science, Dongseo University, Busan, South Korea
  • e Ajou University College of Nursing and Research Institute of Nursing Science, Suwon, South Korea

Abstract

We examined the moderating role of acculturation mode on the relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in international students. This cross-sectional study enrolled a convenience sample of 147 international students at a university in Korea. Participants' overall HRQoL was moderate (mean = 57.2 of 80). The main and interaction effects of depressive symptoms and selected acculturation modes explained 39.9% of the variance in HRQoL. For all acculturation modes except the integration mode, as depressive symptom scores increased, HRQoL decreased. Specifically, at high depressive symptoms levels, participants with the marginalization, separation, and assimilation modes had worse HRQoL than did the integration mode, while HRQoL was similar for all acculturation modes at low depressive symptom levels. These findings suggest that future prospective intervention strategies should be considered for not only depressive symptoms levels, but also for different acculturation modes to enhance HRQoL in this population. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.

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Acculturation Health-related quality of life Students Depressive symptoms

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85071499176&doi=10.1016%2fj.apnu.2019.08.003&partnerID=40&md5=b088c6c2e40b86364c60af3166fbfb5e
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.08.003
ISSN: 08839417
Original Language: English