Age at migration, social connections, and well-being among elderly Hispanics.
Age at migration, social connections, and well-being among elderly Hispanics.
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DOI：
10.1177/089826439200400402
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发表时间：
1992-11-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Angel, R J
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作者：
Angel, J L;Angel, R J
本研究采用了1988年全国西班牙裔老年人调查的数据，以研究年龄在移民和社会接触的自我评估的健康，功能障碍和生活满意度的老年古巴裔美国人，墨西哥裔美国人和波多黎各人在美国的影响。结果表明，晚年移民带来的困难损害了老年人的士气，影响了他们进行基本日常生活活动的能力。虽然儿童是所有西班牙裔群体社会支持的重要来源，但我们的研究结果也揭示了其他社区社会资源的使用及其对健康的影响方面的重要群体差异。特别是年长的古巴裔美国人似乎受益于居住在族裔飞地，他们在很大程度上复制了自己的原籍文化。
This study employs data from the 1988 National Survey of Hispanic Elderly People to examine the impact of age at migration and social contacts on the self-assessed health, functional disability, and life satisfaction of elderly Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans in the United States. The results indicate that the difficulties associated with immigration late in life undermine an older person's morale and interfere with the ability to perform basic activities of daily living. Although children are important sources of social support for all Hispanic groups, our findings also reveal important group differences in the use of other community social resources and their impact on health. Older Cuban Americans, in particular, appear to benefit from residence in ethnic enclaves in which they have largely duplicated their culture of origin.