Health Care for Women International
Volume 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 439-456

Immigration Transition and Depressive Symptoms: Four Major Ethnic Groups of Midlife Women in the United States (Article)

Im E.-O.* , Chang S.J. , Chee W. , Chee E. , Mao J.J.
  • a School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • b School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • c School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • d School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • e School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 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 (R2 =.01, p <.05). © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Index Keywords

depression regression analysis Caucasian human middle aged Asian continental ancestry group Ethnic Groups statistics and numerical data ethnic group Health Surveys Internet ethnology Hispanic Americans Surveys and Questionnaires United States Humans migrant psychology Hispanic Black person African Continental Ancestry Group Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation female questionnaire cultural factor women's health adult migration European Continental Ancestry Group Emigration and Immigration Analysis of Variance menopause health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84926408298&doi=10.1080%2f07399332.2014.924518&partnerID=40&md5=7f0936583e2c00d2bef2786d763ca811
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.924518
ISSN: 07399332
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English