Social Work in Public Health
Volume 32, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 510-520

Subjective Well-Being in Older Chinese and Korean Immigrants in the United States: Effects of Self-Rated Health and Employment Status (Article)

Kim B.J.* , Jun H. , Lee J. , Linton K. , Kim M. , Browne C.
  • a Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
  • b Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
  • c Department of Social Welfare, Handong University, Pohang, South Korea
  • d Department of Health Science, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, United States
  • e Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
  • f Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States

Abstract

This study examined the effects of association between self-rated health and employment status on subjective well-being among older Chinese and Korean immigrants in the United States. Data were collected from 171 Chinese and 205 Korean older adult immigrants living in Los Angeles County. The primary variables included demographic data, subjective index of well-being, self-rated health, and employment status. Data support the association between self-rated health and subjective well-being for both groups. Employment, education, and age were associated with the level of subjective well-being only for older Korean immigrants. Similarities and differences were noted in these two Asian American subgroups. Findings suggest the need to develop health promotion services for both populations and employment opportunities targeted more so for Korean older immigrants to further support their subjective well-being. Results may have implications for other for older immigrants. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

Older Korean immigrants Employment status Older Chinese immigrants self-rated health Subjective well-being

Index Keywords

China South Korea immigrant Republic of Korea regression analysis health promotion demography human wellbeing Self Report health status Aged socioeconomic status ethnology United States socioeconomic conditions Los Angeles County Humans migrant psychology California male Emigrants and Immigrants Asian American female Aged, 80 and over very elderly elderly population health services employment status human experiment age employment Personal Satisfaction satisfaction immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029475020&doi=10.1080%2f19371918.2017.1373719&partnerID=40&md5=a905d7bc8fa15d7f9878a00fba702b21
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2017.1373719
ISSN: 19371918
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English