S2E6: Korean American Families and Their Influence on Mental Health

We discuss a study entitled: Culturally Specific Parent Mental Distress, Parent-Child Relations and Youth Depression Among Korean American Families by Yasui, Kim, and Choi published in 2018.

Families are a major part of a Korean American's mental health, whether it's the presence or absence of them, whether they provide resilience or bring about frustration. How do Korean American families talk about mental health? Why do immigrant parents so often talk about their digestion when there is something going on? And how does the family system contribute to the mental health of both the parents and the children?

You can find the abstract here: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-29409-001