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초록
영어
Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the impact of a mentoring program on the self-esteem, social support, stress, and efficacy of child-rearing among married fe-male immigrants with an infant or young child. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 56 female immigrants with an infant or a child in Y city. The treatment group (n=28) underwent a mentoring program that included 11 sessions. Data were analyzed by the Chi-square test and t-test using SPSS/WIN 21.0 statistical software. Results: The treatment group reported significantly higher scores for self-esteem, social support, and parenting efficacy, and lower scores for stress related to child-rearing compared with the control group. Conclusion: Our results indicate that this mentoring program had a positive effect on female immigrants. There-fore, it is suggested, that the mentoring program be used to immigrant women at multicul-tural support center help to adjust to the childrearing experience and this will enhance the quality of family life of immigrant women in Korea.
목차
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Assessments
3. Research Proceedings
3.1 Preliminary Investigations and Mentor Training
3.2. Mentoring Program
3.3. Data Collection
3.4. Ethical Considerations
3.5. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Demographics of Participants
4.2. Participants and Homogeneity Testing of Variables
4.3 Effects of the Mentoring Program
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
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