Guo Man, Dong Xinqi, Tiwari Agnes
School of Social Work, University of Iowa.
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2017 Jul 1;72(suppl_1):S50-S55. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw129.
Conflict in the family is a major risk factor for the well-being of older immigrants, whose lives are centered around their families. This study examined the potential linkage between personal coping resources and family and marital conflict among U.S. Chinese older adults.
Data were derived from the PINE study, a population-based study of Chinese elders in Chicago (N = 3,157). Logistic regressions were carried out to predict the likelihood of having conflict with family members and with the spouse, respectively, using indicators of personal coping resources (ie, socioeconomic status, physical health, acculturation level, perceived children's filial piety, number of friends, and sense of mastery).
The results showed that older adults with higher education (odds ratio [OR] = 1.03, confidence interval [CI] = 1.01-1.06; OR = 1.09, CI = 1.06-1.11, respectively), lower perception of children being filial (OR = 0.95, CI = 0.93-0.97; OR = 0.96, CI = 0.94-0.98], respectively), and lower sense of mastery (OR = 0.95, CI = 0.94-0.96; OR = 0.98, CI = 0.97-0.99, respectively) were more likely to report both family and marital conflict. Older adults who had more friends were less likely to report marital conflict (OR = 0.61, CI = 0.43-0.86).
Overall, older immigrants with greater coping resources seemed to have less family and marital conflict. Particularly important are their own sense of control and available support from children and friends in the new society. Higher education could be a risk factor for these conflicts. Future studies are needed to distinguish everyday life conflict from acculturation-related conflict in this population.
家庭冲突是老年移民幸福生活的主要风险因素，他们的生活以家庭为中心。本研究探讨了美国华裔老年人个人应对资源与家庭及婚姻冲突之间的潜在联系。
数据来源于PINE研究，这是一项基于芝加哥华裔老年人的人群研究（N = 3157）。分别使用个人应对资源指标（即社会经济地位、身体健康、文化适应水平、感知到的子女孝顺程度、朋友数量和掌控感）进行逻辑回归，以预测与家庭成员及配偶发生冲突的可能性。
结果显示，受教育程度较高的老年人（比值比[OR]分别为1.03，置信区间[CI]=1.01 - 1.06；OR = 1.09，CI = 1.06 - 1.11）、对子女孝顺程度感知较低的老年人（OR分别为0.95，CI = 0.93 - 0.97；OR = 0.96，CI = 0.94 - 0.98）以及掌控感较低的老年人（OR分别为0.95，CI = 0.94 - 0.96；OR = 0.98，CI = 0.97 - 0.99）更有可能报告家庭和婚姻冲突。朋友较多的老年人报告婚姻冲突的可能性较小（OR = 0.61，CI = 0.43 - 0.86）。
总体而言，应对资源较多的老年移民似乎家庭和婚姻冲突较少。特别重要的是他们自身的控制感以及在新社会中从子女和朋友那里获得的支持。较高的教育程度可能是这些冲突的一个风险因素。未来需要开展研究以区分该人群中与日常生活相关的冲突和与文化适应相关的冲突。
