• Login
    View Item 
    •   SOAR Home
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences
    • School of Social Work
    • SSW Faculty Publications
    • View Item
    •   SOAR Home
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences
    • School of Social Work
    • SSW Faculty Publications
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

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

    Download
    Lee_2011
     
    Date
    2011-07
    Author
    Lee, Kyoung Hag
    Yoon, Dong Pil
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    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.
    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
    Description
    Click on the DOI link below to access the article(may not be free)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10057/4455
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sw/56.3.269
    Collections
    • SSW Faculty Publications [49]

    SOAR is a service of Wichita State University Libraries
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Site statistics 
     

     

    Browse

    All of SOARCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsType

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    SOAR is a service of Wichita State University Libraries
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Site statistics