A Comparative Study on Couple Role Performance, Depression and Family Strength of Multi-cultural Couples

Abstract

This study is a descriptive comparative investigation study to com- pare the level of couple role performance, depression and family strength of multi-cultural couples, and to identify the correlation between these. The re- search subjects were 354 people of multi-cultural couples in Korea. The data was collected from May 13, 2013 to August 30, 2013, and analyzed through SPSS WIN 21.0 program. The result of this study, all multi-cultural couples appeared a positive correlation for couple role performance and family strength (wife r=.54, p<.01, husband r=.71, p<.01), and a negative correlation for de- pression and family strength (wife r= -.27, p<.01, husband r= -.16, p<.05). Therefore, it is necessary to improve the performance of couple roles and family strength for multi-cultural couples, and to provide professional management in order to identify the incidence of depression at an earlier time.