Haslam et al. (2022): study AU Queensland 2017

Publication

Author(s):

Haslam, C.; Dane, S.; Gallois, C.; Jetten, J.; Lam, B.C.; Liu, S.; Tran, L.N.

Title:

Ageing well in a foreign land: group memberships protect older immigrants’ wellbeing through enabling social support and integration

Source:

Ageing and Society, 42(7), 1710-1732

Investigation

Public

54+ aged immigrants , Queensland, Australia, 2017

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 102

Non Response

11.3%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1  not at all satisfied
2  not very satisfied
3  satisfied
4  very satisfied
5  completely satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-p

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

1718

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.06 -

SD:

0.63 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years)
Age difference among elderly Years in Australia Length of residence English proficiency Later language
Language fluency Heritage culture identity Identification with nation
Ethnic identification Australian identity Identification with nation
Ethnic identification General group membership Integration in new community Heritage group membership Ethnic status in Australia
Attitudes to one's own ethnic status
Ethnic identification Social support Attitudes to social support received
Attitudes to own social support provided
Attitude to availability of social support Perceived integration Adjustment to new country of settlement
Ethnic identification