This longitudinal study explores the adjustment experience of Korean immigrants in Canada by examining changes in their well-being during the first four years of settlement. Data were derived from the three-wave Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, conducted between April 2001 and November 2005. We use a subsample of 1811 immigrants aged 15 years or older from South Korea (n = 351), Eastern European countries (n = 1152), and Western European countries (n = 308). Results indicated that changes in life satisfaction among Korean immigrants were significantly different from those found among Europeans. In Western and Eastern Europeans, the rates of life satisfaction declined gradually during the initial four years of settlement, whereas for Koreans the decline was drastic. Employment status among Korean women and income and ethnic network among Korean men were salient factors for declining life satisfaction. © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.

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