Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Volume 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 712-721

Motherland or home country: A comparative study of quality of life among Jews from the former Soviet Union who immigrated to Israel, Jews in Russia, and Israeli nonimmigrants (Article)

Amir M. , Ayalon L. , Varshavsky S. , Bulygina N.
  • a [Affiliation not available]
  • b [Affiliation not available]
  • c CPR Co. Ltd., Research Institute of Cardiology, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
  • d CPR Co. Ltd., Research Institute of Cardiology, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

The present study's aim was to compare health-related quality of life (QoL) as measured by the SF-36 between 51 Jews from the former Soviet Union who immigrated to Israel between 3 and 8 years ago (Group 1) and 52 Jews who currently live in Russia (Group 2). Both were compared to a matched control group of 49 veteran Jewish nonimmigrant Israelis (Group 3). The results showed few differences between Group 1 and Group 2. However, both groups scored significantly lower than Group 3 on five of the eight subscales on the SF-36. It was concluded that Russian Jews who had immigrated to Israel did not differ significantly with regard to QoL compared to those who stayed behind in Russia and that more than 8 years are needed to reach the level of veteran Israelis who enjoy better QoL than both Jews in Russia and former Russians who immigrated to Israel.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033438927&doi=10.1177%2f0022022199030006003&partnerID=40&md5=3b0d6888d1e77e4161fdd70791eddcb6
DOI: 10.1177/0022022199030006003
ISSN: 00220221
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English