Acculturation Stress and Depression among Asian Immigrant Elders

Autor/inn/en	Mui, Ada C.; Kang, Suk-Young
Titel	Acculturation Stress and Depression among Asian Immigrant Elders
Quelle	In: Social Work, 51 (2006) 3, S.243-255 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Ethnic Groups; Older Adults; Immigrants; Foreign Countries; Multiple Regression Analysis; Predictor Variables; Social Work; Stress Variables; Asian Americans; Mental Health; Cultural Differences; Parent Child Relationship; Religious Factors; Urban Areas; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Angst; Ethnie; Älterer Erwachsener; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Ausland; Prädiktor; Soziale Arbeit; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Psychohygiene; Kultureller Unterschied; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	This study examines the association between acculturation stress and depressive symptoms in a regional probability sample (n = 407) of six groups of Asian immigrant elders (Chinese, Korean, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Japanese). Findings suggest that about 40 percent of the sample were depressed, indicating higher depression rates than found in other studies of older American or Asian elderly samples in the United States and Asia. Multiple regression analyses indicated that acculturation stress caused by elders' perception of a cultural gap between themselves and their adult children was associated with high depression levels. Other predictors of depression were poor perceived health, stressful life events, religiosity, proximity of children, assistance received from adult children, and longer residence in the United States. Data suggest that depression is prevalent among urban Asian immigrant elders and that there is great heterogeneity among Asian ethnic subgroups. Implications for social work practice are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10