The objective of this study is to know the effects of acculturation stress of rural mothers-in-law who have foreign daughters-in-law on their mental health. to find out the method to enhance the relationships between mothers-in-law and foreign daughte...
The objective of this study is to know the effects of acculturation stress of rural mothers-in-law who have foreign daughters-in-law on their mental health. to find out the method to enhance the relationships between mothers-in-law and foreign daughters-in-law to improve the rural mothers-in-law`s mental health, and to utilize the results of the study to take action for the social welfare of mothers-in-law who have foreign daughters-in-law. The subject of this study is the mothers-in-law who are more than 60 years old and have foreign daughters-in-law in rural community of Gyoung gi-do, Jinan-gun of Jeonbuk. The survey performed is a one-on-one interview with 101 mothers-in-law. The result of this study is as follows. This study reveals strong mediation effect of the quality of relationship depending on stress acculturation for depression. From this study, we can assert the role of quality of relationship as a substitutional mechanism between acculturation stress and mental health. This contains an undertone of warning.