Ethnic enclave resources and predictors of depression among Arizona's Korean immigrant elders.
This is the first study examining predictors of depression among Arizona's Korean immigrant elders not residing in ethnic enclaves. A snowball sample of 120 elders, aged 64 and over, completed the study interview. The proportion of respondents reporting depression was 38.1%, higher than the incidence reported among counterparts in New York City's immigrant ethnic enclaves. Multiple regression analyses (R2=.44) indicate that English language proficiency had the most powerful effect on explaining depression. Discussion centers on why programs aimed at reducing language barriers among socially isolated immigrant elders need to be a first priority in service provision.
Kang
Suk-Young
SY
School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA. suk-young.kang@uta.edu
Domanski
Margaret Dietz
MD
Moon
Sung Seek
SS
D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012947:Social Work; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors