Social Capital and Health Among Older Chinese Immigrants: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Sample in a Canadian Prairie City.

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  • Author(s): Luo H;Luo H; Menec V; Menec V
  • Source:
    Journal of cross-cultural gerontology [J Cross Cult Gerontol] 2018 Mar; Vol. 33 (1), pp. 65-81.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer Science+ Business Media Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8700909 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-0719 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01693816 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Cross Cult Gerontol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2004->: New York : Springer Science+ Business Media
      Original Publication: Dordrecht ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co., c1986-
    • Subject Terms:
      Health Status* ; Mental Health* ; Social Capital* ; Social Participation*/psychology; Asian People/*psychology ; Emigrants and Immigrants/*psychology; Canada/epidemiology ; China/ethnology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Grassland ; Humans ; Male ; Social Support ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Abstract:
      The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between social capital and health among Chinese immigrants. The sample included 101 older Chinese immigrants aged 60 to 96 who were recruited in 2013 in a city on the Canadian prairies. Participant completed a questionnaire assessing their structural and cognitive social capital (views on community, trust and reciprocity, civic participation, social networks and support, and social participation), physical and mental health status (SF-36), and sociodemographic characteristics. Findings indicate that Chinese seniors overall obtained low levels of social capital on all social capital dimensions. Social networks and support (a structural social capital indicator) was significantly positively associated with mental health (β = .31, p < .01), particularly among older Chinese immigrants and among Chinese women (both β = .51, p < .01). Civic participation was also associated with mental health, albeit negatively, among female participants (β = .35, p < .05). These findings suggest that ensuring structural social capital is potentially more promising than ensuring cognitive social capital in terms of providing physical and mental health benefits to older adults from Chinese background.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Health; Older immigrants; Social capital
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180107 Date Completed: 20180831 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s10823-017-9342-4
    • Accession Number:
      29305824