Objectives: This study considers the direct effects of familial support, social participation, and psychological well-being on the parenting efficacy of Vietnamese married immigrant women in rural South Korea. It also examines the indirect effects of social participation and psychological wellbeing, which mediate familial support and parenting efficacy. Methods: Questionnaires were administered to 198 married immigrant women from Vietnam who resided in rural communities across 20 cities in 9 provinces of South Korea, and data were analyzed to examine sequential mediation effects among variables using PROCESS MACRO methods. Results: Firstly, familial support had significant direct effects on parenting efficacy. Secondly, familial support indirectly affected parenting efficacy by mediating psychological well-being and yielding sequential mediation effects on social participation and psychological well-being. Conclusion: These findings indicate that it is necessary to adopt an integrated approach when analyzing the parenting efficacy of specific communities that considers personal psychological variables, familial relationships, and social relationships; this will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of and implications for the parenting efficacy of Vietnamese married immigrant women, who comprise the majority of rural residents.Keywords : married immigrant women, familial support, social participation, psychological wellbeing, parenting efficacy 1 , 2 , 3 ORCID In Ok Park

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of psychological well-being on married immigrant women's parenting efficacy. Methods: The participants consisted of 145 married immigrant mothers who were members of multi-cultural family support centers in Andong, Young-ju, Uiseung, and Munkyung cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do province. Results: The main results are as follows. First, the levels of language competence and education were significantly related to psychological well-being, suggesting that the level of language competence as well as the level of education could be main factors for psychological well-being. Further, numbers of children and monthly household income were significantly related to parenting efficacy. Second, psychological well-being was correlated with parenting efficacy of married immigrant women, demonstrating that psychological well-being was the most effective variable for parenting efficacy. Third, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, and personal growth in the psychological well-being significantly predicted parenting efficacy. Conclusion:These findings suggested that we should reconsider the importance of psychological well-being in supporting programs for parenting.