Angel J L, Angel R J
Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712.
J Aging Health. 1992 Nov;4(4):480-99. doi: 10.1177/089826439200400402.
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.
本研究采用1988年全国西班牙裔老年人调查的数据，以考察移民年龄和社会交往对美国古巴裔、墨西哥裔和波多黎各裔老年人自我评估健康状况、功能残疾情况及生活满意度的影响。结果表明，晚年移民带来的困难会削弱老年人的士气，并干扰其进行日常生活基本活动的能力。尽管子女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在利用其他社区社会资源及其对健康的影响方面存在重要的群体差异。尤其是年长的古巴裔美国人，似乎受益于居住在民族飞地，在那里他们很大程度上重现了自己的原籍文化。
