The Influence of Perceived Stress on the Alcohol Consumption of the Filipino Migrant Workers in South Korea

Abstract

<jats:p>This study explored how perceived stress and other common characteristics affected the alcohol consumption of the Filipino migrant workers in South Korea. 201 Filipino migrant workers (78.1% male, 21.9% female) completed the questionnaire containing the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) for measuring perceived stress and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-C (AUDIT-C) for measuring hazardous drinking.  Pearson’s correlation, regression analysis, T-test and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. The results revealed that perceived stress was significantly correlated with alcohol consumption among undocumented migrant workers but not with their documented counterparts. Perceived stress also was found to have predicted alcohol consumption among the undocumented migrant workers. Significantly, documented migrant workers have lower levels of perceived stress and alcohol consumption compared to the undocumented migrant workers. </jats:p>

Social determinants of health and well-being among irregular migrant workers in Malaysia: A case study of Chin people from Myanmar

“…Moreover, the present study also reported that some individuals are more likely to pursue negative coping behaviour such as cohabitating with someone without marriage to reduce housing costs and to cope with their mental and various challenges, leading to various health determinants such as unwanted pregnancy, HIV, and AIDS. Furthermore, other individuals use alcohol and smoking to deal with their problems that determine their health and well-being, as revealed by previous research among Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand (33) among Filipino irregular migrant workers in Korea (34).…”