Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships among the demands of immigration,
resilience, and psychological distress in divorced immigrant women, and determine
the mediating effects of resilience on the relationship between demands of immigration
and psychological distress.
Design
The cross-sectional study included 117 women who had immigrated and married Taiwanese
men but later got divorced.
Methods
The Chinese health questionnaire-12 scale, the resilience scale-Chinese version, and
the demands of immigration (DI) scale were used to measure in this study. A multiple
regression and Sobel test were used to examine whether resilience mediated the relationship
between demands of immigration and psychological distress.
Findings
In this study, 47% of the divorced immigrant women were experiencing psychological
distress, and 25.6% exhibited high levels of demands of immigration. Women with psychological
distress had higher demand scores (t = 2.592, p = 0.011) and lower resilience scores (t = −3.965, p < 0.001) compared to women without psychological distress. The demands of immigration
negatively predicted resilience (t = −3.050, p = 0.003). Finally, resilience mediated the association of demands of immigration
with psychological distress (z = 2.497, p = 0.0125).
Conclusions
Relationships among the demands of immigration, resilience, and psychological distress
in divorced immigrant women were demonstrated in this study. Resilience played an
important role in the relationship between demands of immigration and psychological
distress.
Clinical relevance
Tailored programs that foster resilience to reduce risks of demands of immigration
and psychological distress in this vulnerable population should be developed.
Keywords
Abbreviations:
DI (Demands of Immigration), NGOs (Non-governmental Organizations), CHQ (Chinese Health Questionnaire), SD (Standard Deviation)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: February 05, 2022
Accepted:
November 17,
2021
Received:
January 7,
2021
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