%0 Journal Article
%T Correlates of life satisfaction among Southeast Asian foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong: An exploratory study
%A Daniel Dick Man Leung
%A Etonia Ying Tung Tang
%J Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0117196818789736
%X Live-in foreign domestic workers (FDWs) are a special group in Hong Kong, where they account for approximately 4 percent of Hong Kong¡¯s population. FDWs¡¯ level of life satisfaction (LS) and its correlates have been under-researched thus far. This study examined data from 130 participants and sought to determine the effect of perceived social support, self-esteem and demographic characteristics on LS. The results showed that being married was negatively associated with LS while self-esteem was not a significant factor. The findings suggest the importance of providing support to FDWs to enhance their LS
%K live-in domestic workers
%K migrant workers
%K life satisfaction
%K social support
%K self-esteem
%K Hong Kong
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0117196818789736