Qi et al. (2022): study US Honolulu, Hawai 2018

Publication

Author(s):

Qi, X.; Pei, Y.; Wang, K.; Wu, B.; Zhang, W.

Title:

Social isolation and psychological well-being among older Chinese Americans: Does resilience mediate the association?

Source:

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37(8), 1-9

Investigation

Public

55+ aged Chinese migrants, Honolulu, USA, 2018

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability accidental sample

Respondents

N = 398

Non Response

7.44%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on question:

All-in all, how happy are you these days?
1: not at all happy
2: not happy
3: somewhat happy
4:  happy
5:  very happy

Classification:

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-u

Author's label:

Happiness

Page in publication:

3

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.17 -

SD:

0.75 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Social isolation Lack of contacts Resilience COPING
Later coping U.S‐born Immigrants in nation Age (in years) Age difference among elderly Education Years schooling Sexe Sex: male (vs female) Financial strain Sufficiency of current income Current smoker Use of tobacco Current heavy drinker Amount of alcohol used Self rated health Self-perceived health Number of comorbidities Self-perceived chronic illness Past smoker Earlier use of tobacco