Social Science and Humanities, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 55 Bond Street, Oshawa, ON, L1G 0A5, Canada.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Jun;14(3):420-32. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9567-1.
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of macro-level factors on immigrant and non-immigrant women's mental health status in a Canadian context. This study was part of a larger study examining women's quality of life in south eastern Ontario. Using survey research methods, data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 91 women of whom 66 identified their country of origin as "other" than Canada. Descriptive, bivariate and regression analysis of this data revealed that immigrant and non-immigrant women's macro-level predictors of mental health status vary. Overall, for immigrant women's perceptions of neighbourhood social cohesion was a stronger predictor influencing mental health status, while for non-immigrant women social support was more influential. Research with larger, representative samples should explore the findings to ascertain generalizability.
本研究旨在探讨宏观因素对加拿大移民和非移民妇女心理健康状况的影响。这项研究是一项更大规模研究的一部分，该研究旨在考察安大略省东南部妇女的生活质量。研究人员采用调查研究方法，通过面对面访谈的方式收集了 91 名女性的数据，其中 66 名女性的原籍国为加拿大以外的国家。对这些数据进行描述性、双变量和回归分析后发现，移民和非移民妇女心理健康状况的宏观因素预测因素存在差异。总体而言，对于移民妇女来说，对邻里社会凝聚力的看法是影响心理健康状况的更强预测因素，而对于非移民妇女来说，社会支持的影响更大。应该用更大、更具代表性的样本进行研究，以确定这些发现的普遍性。
