[Factors influencing quality of life in married immigrant women in Korea].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing quality of life of married immigrant women in Korea.


METHODS
The participants included 508 married immigrant women who met the eligibility criteria and agreed to participate in the study. Participants were evaluated for subjective assessment of married immigrant-related constructs using a self-report questionnaire, for self-esteem, self-efficacy, and quality of life (QOL). The analysis was done using SPSS for Windows, version 10.1, and included stepwise regression.


RESULTS
The major findings were as follows; 1) There were significant relationships between marital satisfaction (r=.39, p=.001), violence by the husband during the couple's arguments (r= -.24, p<.001), satisfaction with life in Korea (r=.39, p<.001), self-esteem (r=.16, p<.001), self-efficacy (r=.51, p<.001) and quality of life. 2) Marital satisfaction, self-efficacy, education level and satisfaction life with in Korea were significant factors, which explained 53% of the variance in quality of life (F=43.97, p<.001). Multiple regression analysis revealed that a powerful predictor of QOL for married immigrant women was self-efficacy.


CONCLUSIONS
Developing nursing interventions to enhance self-efficacy toward improvement of QOL among married immigrant women is recommended.
Department of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Kwang
EK
Yoo
Hye Jin
HJ
Kim
Myoung-Hee
MH
Kim
D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D011788:Quality of Life; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires