scholarly journals Income, Employment and Saving Patterns of Migrant Women Workers in the Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
A Govindharaju ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Migrant Women

scholarly journals Effect of a Pedometer-Based, 24-Week Walking Intervention on Depression and Acculturative Stress among Migrant Women Workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim ◽  
Lee ◽  
Cho ◽  
Lee
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Women Workers ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Walking Program ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Korean Chinese

Little research has examined exercise-based interventions meant to alleviate depressive symptoms among Korean-Chinese migrant women workers living in Korea. Thus, this study evaluated the effectiveness of a 24-week walking program on reducing depressive symptoms and acculturative stress levels in this population. This quasi-experimental sequential walking program was conducted with 132 Korean-Chinese women over a period of 24 weeks. Participants were divided into either a standard treatment group (n = 69) or enhanced treatment group (n = 63). All participants were instructed to walk using a pedometer. The enhanced treatment group also received mobile text messages designed to encourage walking adherence and improve acculturation. Participants were asked to complete two structured questionnaires, the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the Acculturative Stress Scale, to evaluate the intervention programs. At the end of the program, both groups exhibited decreased depression scores, but the decrease in the enhanced treatment group was more significant both at weeks 12 and 24. Acculturative stress was also found to have decreased at weeks 12 and 24. Our findings show the walking program reduced the depressive symptoms and acculturative stress levels among the Korean-Chinese women in this study. Further studies will be needed to analyze the relationship between walking step count and mental health considering exercise intensity.

The Situation of Migrant Women Workers

1981 ◽  
Vol 19 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 190-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.A. DUMON
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Migrant Women
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