Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
J Aging Health. 2011 Aug;23(5):767-81. doi: 10.1177/0898264310396214. Epub 2011 Jan 27.
This study examined the independent and interactive effects of acculturation and social activity on depressive symptoms.
Using a sample of community-dwelling Korean American older adults (N = 675), hierarchical regression models of depressive symptoms were estimated with an array of predictors: (a) demographic variables, (b) health-related variables, (c) acculturation, (d) social activity, and (e) an interaction between acculturation and social activity.
After controlling for the effects of demographic and health-related variables, both acculturation and social activity were identified as significant predictors. Moreover, their interaction was significant (β = .09, p < .05). Further analysis showed that the beneficial effect of social activity on mental health was particularly strong among those with lower levels of acculturation.
Our findings suggest that enhancing opportunities for social engagement may serve to protect and promote the mental health of vulnerable older immigrants, particularly those who are less acculturated.
本研究考察了文化适应和社会活动对抑郁症状的独立和交互影响。
使用社区居住的韩裔美国老年人样本（N=675），使用一系列预测因子对抑郁症状进行层次回归模型估计：（a）人口统计学变量，（b）与健康相关的变量，（c）文化适应，（d）社会活动，以及（e）文化适应和社会活动之间的交互作用。
在控制人口统计学和健康相关变量的影响后，文化适应和社会活动都被确定为重要的预测因子。此外，它们的相互作用具有统计学意义（β=0.09，p<0.05）。进一步的分析表明，社会活动对心理健康的有益影响在文化适应程度较低的人群中尤为明显。
我们的发现表明，增加社会参与的机会可能有助于保护和促进弱势老年移民的心理健康，特别是那些文化适应程度较低的人群。
