The association between Immigrant Workers' Discrimination and Mental health

Many studies conducted in western developed countries have elucidated that racial discrimination is a significant factor for racial minorities’ health outcomes. However, no research addressed the relationship between perceived discrimination of racial minority groups and health despite the growing influx of migrants in South Korea. Drastic transition toward multicultural society in requires researchers to explore the relationship in Korean context. This study aims to consider the relationship between immigrant workers’ perceived discrimination and depression. The data were collected from a self-administered survey with the questionnaire that consists of 46 questions asking perceived discrimination, depression, health behaviors, and socio-economic status. We found that perceived discrimination experience is significantly related to worsen mental health conducting multiple logistic regression analysis.