Murphy Eleanor J, Mahalingam Ramaswami
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
J Immigr Health. 2004 Oct;6(4):167-78. doi: 10.1023/B:JOIH.0000045254.71331.5e.
Immigration scholars have demonstrated the increasing importance of transnational activities among contemporary immigrants. While much of the previous research has emphasized social and economic outcomes, very little attention has been paid to psychological well-being or mental health. Using a community sample of West Indian immigrants, we developed an empirical measure of the nature and frequency of transnational practices. The resulting Transnationalism Scale is examined for psychometric properties using an exploratory principal components factor analysis, and bivariate correlations with pre-existing measures of psychological well-being, perceived social support, and ethnic identity. Results reveal five factors, some of which are significantly correlated with measures of psychological well-being, social support, and ethnic identity. Findings suggest that transnationalism, as a construct, is a valid measure for this population. We argue that transnational ties shape various aspects of immigrants' lives.
移民学者已经证明了跨国活动在当代移民中日益重要。虽然之前的许多研究都强调了社会和经济成果，但很少有人关注心理健康或精神健康。我们以社区中的西印度移民为样本，制定了一项关于跨国行为的性质和频率的实证测量方法。我们使用探索性主成分因子分析以及与心理健康、感知社会支持和族群认同的现有测量方法的双变量相关性，来检验由此产生的跨国主义量表的心理测量特性。结果揭示了五个因素，其中一些因素与心理健康、社会支持和族群认同的测量方法显著相关。研究结果表明，作为一种结构，跨国主义是衡量这一人群的有效指标。我们认为，跨国联系塑造了移民生活的各个方面。
