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Correlational findings

Study Chen et al. (2018): study US Chicago 2011

Public
60+aged Chinese migrants, Chicago, USA, 2011 - 2013
Survey name
US-PINE
Sample
Respondents
N = 3159
Non Response
8.1%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Positive family support
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach alpha is 0.68
Remarks
Positive family support was calculated as the sum of the four items.
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on questions:
a) how often can you open up to the spouse if needed to talk about worries
b) how often can you rely on the spouse for help if having a problem
c) how often  can you open up to members of family if needed to talk about worries
d) how often can you rely on members of
family for help if having a problem

Rated:
1 = hardly ever

3 = often

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-g-sq-n-4-a r = +.15 p < .01 O-QOL-g-sq-n-4-a Beta = +.04 p < .001 Beta controlled for:
- Age
- Gender
- Education
- Marital status
- Number of sons
- Number of daughters  
- Number of grandchildren
- House member
- Number of years in the United States
- Income
- Acculturation
- Negative family strain
O-QOL-g-sq-n-4-a Beta = -.01 ns Beta additionally controlled for:
- Acculturation × positive family support
- Acculturation × negative family strain

Stronger among least acculturated