Factors influencing the general well-being of low-income Korean immigrant elders

dc.contributor	Wichita State University. School of Social Work
dc.contributor.author	Lee, Kyoung Hag
dc.contributor.author	Yoon, Dong Pil
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-13T17:40:54Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-13T17:40:54Z
dc.date.issued	2011-07
dc.identifier.citation	Lee, Kyoung Hag, and Dong Pil Yoon. 2011. "Factors Influencing the General Well-Being of Low-Income Korean Immigrant Elders". Social Work. 56 (3): 269-279.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0037-8046
dc.identifier.issn	1545-6846
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/4455
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sw/56.3.269
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dc.description.abstract	This study explores factors that influence the general well-being (anxiety, depression, positive well-being, self-control, vitality, and general health) of low-income Korean immigrant elders by interviewing 206 older adults living in Los Angeles County and Orange County, California. Ordinary least squares regression results reveal that lack of English proficiency and longer residence in the United States were significant predictors of higher anxiety, higher depression,lower self-control,lower vitality, and lower general health among Korean immigrant elders. Losing a spouse was a significantly negative factor in vitality. Financial problems were significantly associated with lower positive well-being. Social support was a significant factor in lower anxiety, lower depression, higher positive well-being, higher self-control, and higher vitality. Spiritual coping was significantly associated with lower anxiety,lower depression, higher positive well-being, and higher vitality. The findings of this study show that low-income Korean immigrant elders are at high risk for psychological and physical health problems influenced by difficulties with the acculturation or adjustment and socioeconomic stress of living in a new society. The study discusses essential implications for culturally competent social work practice among low-income Korean immigrant elders	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	National Association of Social Workers	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Social Work;2011:, v.56, no.3
dc.subject	General well-being	en_US
dc.subject	Korean immigrant elders	en_US
dc.subject	Social support	en_US
dc.subject	Spirituality	en_US
dc.subject	Stressor	en_US
dc.title	Factors influencing the general well-being of low-income Korean immigrant elders	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.description.version	Peer reviewed
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