title: The impact of social capital on depression among older Chinese and Korean immigrants: similarities and differences.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study is to examine similarities and differences in terms of the influence of social capital on depression among older Chinese and Korean immigrants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study used data collected from both 172 Chinese and 210 Korean immigrants living in Los Angeles County. The variables included depression Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, (GDS-SF), social capital (five indices of norms, trust, partnership in community, information sharing, and political participation), and demographics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study found that partnership in community was significantly associated with a lower level of depression for both the groups. On the other hand, political participation was only associated with a lower level of depression for older Chinese immigrants. Also, norms and information sharing were only associated with a lower level of depression for older Korean immigrants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was an evidence for the correlation between social capital and depression in older Chinese and Korean immigrant population. It suggests the needs to develop social programs and service in order to build more social capital for older immigrants.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA. bjk2001@hawaii.edu
authors.forename: Bum Jung
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Auh
authors.forename: Yeon Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joonhee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires