This study aims to analyze the factors influencing immigrant
women s adaptation to Korean society using survey data prepared by
the Government in 2006. The adaptation, dependent variable, is
operationally defined as intimacy with other people, which is
measured by relationship with spouse, relatives, friends, and
neighbors. The independent variables includes nationality, age,
education career, health status, number of child, employment, income
level, and fluency of Korean language. Of the independent variables,
we focused on the effect of employment on immigrant women s
adaptation to Korean Society. This means we controlled the influence
of other independent variables on the adaptation except the
employment variable.
The analysis shows that status of employment significantly
influences the immigrant women s adaptation to Korean society when
other variables are controlled. This finding suggests that active labor
market policy should be regarded as an useful tool to help the
immigrant women adapt to Korean society.