Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Community Ment Health J. 2011 Oct;47(5):560-7. doi: 10.1007/s10597-010-9333-1. Epub 2010 Jul 7.
The goal of the current study is to examine the role of poor migration planning as a moderator for the effects of two post-migration factors, namely acculturation stress and quality of life, on symptoms of depression. Using a random sample of 347 Hong Kong new migrants from a 1-year longitudinal study, we used multiple regression analyses to examine both the direct and interaction effects of poorly planned migration, acculturation stress, and quality of life on depressive symptoms. Although poorly planned migration did not predict depressive symptoms at 1-year follow-up, it did exacerbate the detrimental effect of the two post-migration factors, namely high stress or low quality of life (both also measured at baseline) on depressive symptoms at this stage. Our results indicate that preventive measures must be developed for new immigrants in Hong Kong, especially for those who were not well prepared for migration.
本研究旨在探讨移民规划不良作为两个后移民因素（即文化适应压力和生活质量）对抑郁症状影响的调节作用。我们使用了一项为期 1 年的纵向研究中随机抽取的 347 名香港新移民的样本，采用多元回归分析检验了移民规划不良、文化适应压力和生活质量对抑郁症状的直接和交互作用。尽管移民规划不良在 1 年的随访中并未预测抑郁症状，但它确实加剧了后移民因素（即高压力或低生活质量，两者均在基线时测量）对这一阶段抑郁症状的不利影响。我们的结果表明，必须为香港的新移民制定预防措施，特别是针对那些对移民准备不足的人。
