School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Aging Ment Health. 2013;17(7):844-52. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2013.805399. Epub 2013 Jun 14.
The objective of this study is to examine similarities and differences in terms of the influence of social capital on depression among older Chinese and Korean immigrants.
The study used data collected from both 172 Chinese and 210 Korean immigrants living in Los Angeles County. The variables included depression Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, (GDS-SF), social capital (five indices of norms, trust, partnership in community, information sharing, and political participation), and demographics.
The study found that partnership in community was significantly associated with a lower level of depression for both the groups. On the other hand, political participation was only associated with a lower level of depression for older Chinese immigrants. Also, norms and information sharing were only associated with a lower level of depression for older Korean immigrants.
There was an evidence for the correlation between social capital and depression in older Chinese and Korean immigrant population. It suggests the needs to develop social programs and service in order to build more social capital for older immigrants.
本研究旨在探讨社会资本对老年华人和韩国移民抑郁的影响在哪些方面存在相似之处，又在哪些方面存在差异。
该研究使用了洛杉矶县 172 名中国移民和 210 名韩国移民的数据。变量包括抑郁（老年抑郁量表-短式，GDS-SF）、社会资本（规范、信任、社区伙伴关系、信息共享和政治参与五个指标）和人口统计学资料。
研究发现，社区伙伴关系与两组人群的较低抑郁水平显著相关。另一方面，政治参与仅与老年中国移民的较低抑郁水平相关。此外，规范和信息共享仅与老年韩国移民的较低抑郁水平相关。
老年华人和韩国移民群体的社会资本与抑郁之间存在相关性的证据。这表明需要制定社会计划和服务，为老年移民建立更多的社会资本。
