Journal article
Loss of friends and psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants
Aging & mental health, Vol.25(2), pp.323-331
02/01/2021
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1693967
PMID: 31777275
Abstract
Focusing on a less studied aspect of friendship and an overlooked type of loss, this study examined associations between loss of friends and psychological well-being among older Chinese immigrants and whether such associations are moderated by age, gender, marital status, and social connection.
This study used baseline data from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago. Linear and logistic regressions tested whether the loss of friends was associated depressive symptoms, loneliness, and quality of life . Interaction terms were created to test the moderating effects .
Losing friends was associated with a greater sense of loneliness but also a higher chance of reporting good quality of life. The association between the loss of friends and loneliness was stronger among married and young-old (59-69) participants . The association between the loss of friends and quality of life was stronger among young-old and old-old (70-79) participants and the participants with the high level of social connection.
Findings shed light on the importance of the loss of friends in shaping psychological well-being among older immigrants. More research is needed to understand the needs of older friend survivors and develop relevant interventions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Loss of friends and psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants
- Creators
- Jinyu Liu - Columbia UniversityWeiyu Mao - University of Nevada RenoMan Guo - University of IowaLing Xu - The University of Texas at ArlingtonIris Chi - University of Southern CaliforniaXinqi Dong - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Aging & mental health, Vol.25(2), pp.323-331
- DOI
- 10.1080/13607863.2019.1693967
- PMID
- 31777275
- NLM abbreviation
- Aging Ment Health
- ISSN
- 1360-7863
- eISSN
- 1364-6915
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984307158802771
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