Abstract

The purpose of this study was to survey the basic data for Korean immigrants' mental health status (somatization, depression, anxiety, hostility, Sensitivity) in Canada. A descriptive study has been conducted to report Korean immigrants' mental health states, to identify the risk factors associated with mental health. Three hundred eighty six Korean immigrants' in Canada were analyzed by visit-survey with an organized questionnaire. SCL-90-R for measurement of mental health was used. The data collected using SPSS 17.0 frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient was analyzed. Somatization was 7.54±6.04 ranged 0 to 32, depression was 9.07±6.86 ranged 0 to 38, anxiety was 28±5.10 ranged 0 to 28, hostility was 2.89±3.05 ranged 0 to 22, and sensitivity was 5.83±4.66 ranged 0 to 30. This study shows that a number of characteristics of the Korean immigrants in Canada affect levels of mental health states, the most noticeable of these factors being sex, job, immigration satisfaction and heath state. (Korean J Str Res 2010;18:191∼199)

• Keywords: Depression, Anxiety, Immigrants, Mental health;