TRANSITION IN FAMILY RELATIONS IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES: THE CASE OF CHINESE OLDER IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Man Guo; Meredith stensland; Mengting Li; XinQi Dong

doi:10.1093/geroni/igz038.117

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TRANSITION IN FAMILY RELATIONS IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES: THE CASE OF CHINESE OLDER IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES

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TRANSITION IN FAMILY RELATIONS IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES: THE CASE OF CHINESE OLDER IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Man Guo, Meredith stensland, Mengting Li and XinQi Dong

Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Suppl 1), pp.S30-S30

11/08/2019

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.117

PMCID: PMC6840034

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Using panel data of 2,604 Chinese older immigrants in Chicago over a two-year period, this study examined continuity and changes in intergenerational relationship patterns and their mental health implications. Latent transition analysis revealed five types of family relations: traditional, modified traditional, coresiding-unobligated, independent, and detached. Over the two years, about 43% of the respondents shifted to a different relationship type, with the most common changes being shifting into modified traditional or independent relations, or from detached relations. Controlling for baseline socio-demographic, acculturation, mental health variables, and variables representing life transitions over time, having detached relations was related to greater depressive symptoms in two years and having modified traditional relations was associated with better quality of life at the follow up. The findings revealed heterogeneity and fluidity of intergenerational relations among older immigrant populations and point to the important role of family relations in their well-being.

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Title: Subtitle: TRANSITION IN FAMILY RELATIONS IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES: THE CASE OF CHINESE OLDER IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Creators: Man Guo - University of Iowa
Meredith stensland - The University of Texas at Austin
Mengting Li - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
XinQi Dong - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Resource Type: Abstract
Publication Details: Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Suppl 1), pp.S30-S30
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.117
PMCID: PMC6840034
ISSN: 2399-5300
eISSN: 2399-5300
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Date published: 11/08/2019
Academic Unit: School of Social Work
Record Identifier: 9984307137602771

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