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Correlational findings

Study Liu et al. (2021a): study US Chicago 2012

Public
60+ aged Chinese migrants, Chicago, USA, 2012 - 2013
Survey name
US-PINE
Sample
Respondents
N = 3157
Non Response
10.86%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Acculturation
Our Classification
Remarks
Acculturation level (sum score with a range of 12–60) was measured by the PINE Study Acculturation Scale (Dong, Bergren, & Chang, 2015).
Distribution
M: 15.25, SD: 5.12
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on questions:
1. In general, what language do you read and speak?
2. What was the language you used as a child?
3. What language do you usually speak at home?
4. In which language do you usually think?
5. What language do you usually speak with your friends?
6. In what language(s) are the television programs you usually watch?
7. In what language(s) are the radio programs you usually listen to?
8. In general, in what language(s) are the movies, television, and radio programs you prefer to watch and listen to?
9. Your close friends are?
10. You prefer going to social gatherings/parties at which the people are?
11. The persons you visit or who visit you are?
12. If you could choose your children’s friends, you would want them to be?

Answer options:
a) Only Chinese
b) More Chinese than English or Americans
c) Both Equally
d) More English or Americans than Chinese
e) Only English or Americans

Scored:
1: Only Chinese

5 : Only English

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QL?-?-sq-v-4-b OR = 1.03 p < .001 OR (CI95: 1.02-1.05) controlled for:
-Friend loss
-Age
-Married
-Female
-Living alone
-Education
-Income
-Duration in US
-Chronic condition
-ADL
-Spouse or child loss
-Social connection
O-QL?-?-sq-v-4-b OR = 1.03 p < .001 Unaffected by loss of a friend in the past 5 years O-QL?-?-sq-v-4-b OR = 1.03 p < .001 Unaffected by the effects of a loss of friends on social connections