Transnational ties with the home country matters: the moderation effect of the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-reported health among foreign workers in Koreaopen accessTransnational ties with the home country matters: the moderation effect of the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-reported health among foreign workers in Korea
- Other Titles
- Transnational ties with the home country matters: the moderation effect of the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-reported health among foreign workers in Korea
- Authors
- Song, Yaena; Jang, Sou Hyun
- Issue Date
- 19-Jul-2022
- Publisher
- Korean Soc Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Keywords
- Foreign workers; Perceived discrimination; Self-rated health; Transnational ties; Social support; Korea
- Citation
- ANNALS OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, v.34, no.1, pp 1 - 12
- Pages
- 12
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
ESCI
KCI
- Journal Title
- ANNALS OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 34
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 12
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/144110
- DOI
- 10.35371/aoem.2022.34.e18
- ISSN
- 1225-3618
2052-4374
- Abstract
- Background: Little attention has been paid to the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-rated health (SRH) among foreign workers in Korea. Transnational ties with the home country are known to be critical among immigrants, as they allow the maintenance of social networks and support. Nonetheless, as far as we know, no studies have examined the impact of transnational ties on SRH itself and the relationship between perceived discrimination and SRH, which the current study tries to examine. Methods: Logistic regression analyses were conducted using the 2013 Survey on Living Conditions of Foreign Workers in Korea. Adult foreign workers from different Asian countries (n = 1,370) participated in this study. The dependent variable was good SRH and the independent variable was perceived discrimination. Transnational ties with the home country, as a moderating variable, was categorized into broad (i.e., contacting family members in the home country) vs. narrow types (i.e., visiting the home country). Results: Foreign workers who perceived discrimination had a lower rate of good SRH than those who did not perceive discrimination. Broad social transnational ties moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and SRH; narrow social transnational ties did not. Conclusions: In line with previous studies, an association was found between perceived discrimination and SRH. Broad social transnational ties can be a good source of social support and buffer against the distress of perceived discrimination.
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