title: Social service utilization, sense of community, family functioning and the mental health of new immigrant women in Hong Kong.
abstract: Drawing upon a sample of 296 new immigrant women in Hong Kong, this study investigated how social service utilization, family functioning, and sense of community influenced the depressive symptoms of new immigrant women. Results of the structural equation modeling suggested that family functioning and sense of community were both significantly and negatively associated with the depression of new immigrant women. Utilization of community services also influenced the depression of immigrant women indirectly through the mediating effect of sense of community. Implications of the research findings for mental health intervention were discussed.
authors: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong. qbwu@swk.cuhk.edu.hk
authors: Qiaobing
authors: Q
authors: Wu
authors: Julian Chun-Chung
authors: JC
authors: Chow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D012946:Social Welfare; D012947:Social Work; D055815:Young Adult
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