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

Publication

Author(s):

Liu, J.; Chi, I.; Dong, X.; Guo, M.; Mao, W.; Xu, L.

Title:

Loss of friends and psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants

Source:

Aging & Mental Health, 25(2), 323-331

Investigation

Public

60+ aged Chinese migrants, Chicago, USA, 2012 - 2013

Survey name

US-PINE

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 3157

Non Response

10.86%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self-report on single question reflecting one’s quality of life.

Lead text is not reported.
1 very good  
2 good  
3 fair  
4  poor

Classification:

O-QL?-?-sq-v-4-b

Author's label:

Quality of life

Page in publication:

326

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Age difference among elderly Gender Sex: male (vs female) Marital status Married vs earlier married (widowed + separated + divorced) Friend loss Death of an intimate Living alone Living alone or not Income Personal income Education Years schooling Duration in US Time since migration Acculturation Adjustment to new country of settlement ADL Daily life tasks
Ability to perform tasks in daily life
Daily life skills Chronic condition Self-perceived chronic illness Spouse or child loss Death of children
Recent widowhood Social connection Current number of friends
Current total social participation
Perceived availability of social support