title: Immigration transition and depressive symptoms: four major ethnic groups of midlife women in the United States.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between immigration transition and depressive symptoms among 1,054 midlife women in the United States. This was a secondary analysis of the data from two national Internet survey studies. Questions on background characteristics and immigration transition and the Depression Index for Midlife Women were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed using inferential statistics including multiple regressions. Immigrants reported lower numbers of symptoms and less severe symptoms than nonimmigrants (p <.01). When controlling for background characteristics, self-reported racial/ethnic identity and immigration status were significant predictors of depressive symptoms (R(2) =.01, p <.05).
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Sun Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Wonshik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Jun James
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008593:Menopause / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001741:Black or African American