Vietnamese immigrant and refugee women's mental health: An examination of age of arrival, length of stay, income, and English language proficiency

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Volume 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 66-76

Vietnamese immigrant and refugee women's mental health: An examination of age of arrival, length of stay, income, and English language proficiency (Article)

Brown C.* , Schale C.L. , Nilsson J.E.

^a Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 RockhiU Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, United States
^b Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 RockhiU Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, United States
^c Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 RockhiU Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, United States

Abstract

Vietnamese immigrant and refugee women (N=83) were surveyed regarding their mental health, English language proficiency, age of arrival, length of stay, and income. English language proficiency and age of arrival correlated with reduced symptomatology. Moreover, English language proficiency was the sole predictor of somatic distress. © 2010 American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.

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DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2010.tb00115.x

ISSN: 08838534

Cited by: 12

Original Language: English