Study Kim et al. (2017a): study US Los Angeles County, California 2011

Public

65+ aged Chinese and Korean immigrants, Los Angeles County, US, 2011

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 382

Non Response

Chinese: 18% Koreans : 17%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Depression

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Cronbach’s alpha is .84 for the Chinese version and .81 for the Korean version

Remarks

The geriatric depression scale-short form (GDS-SF) (Sheikh & Yesavage, 1986) was used to measure depression. The GDS score is calculated by counting the number of responses that suggest probable depression. The scores on the GDS-SF range from 0 (no depressive symptoms) to 15 (severe depressive symptoms).

Distribution

Chinese M= 6.9 SD= 3.9
Koreans  M= 7.1 SD= 3.8

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Self report on questions:
a: Are you basically satisfied with your life?
b: Have you dropped many of your activities and interests?
c: Do you feel that your life is empty?
d: Do you often get bored?
e: Are you in good spirits most of the time?
f: Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you?
g: Do you feel happy most of the time?
h: Do you often feel helpless?
i: Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going out and doing things?
j: Do you feel that you have more problems with memory than most?
k: Do you think it is wonderful to be alive now?
l: Do you feel worthless the way you are now?
m: Do you feel full of energy
n: Do you feel that your situation is hopeless?
O: Do you think that most people are better off than you are?

Answer options:
1: Yes
0: No

Observed Relation with Happiness