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| Correlates of psychological distress among Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican elders living in the USA | | Author(s) | Ada C Mui |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 11, no 2, June 1996 |
| Pages | pp 131-147 |
| Keywords | Adjustment ; Stress ; Personality ; Well being ; Ethnic groups ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Little is known about the impact of coping resources and health-related and family stresses on the well-being of Hispanic elders, or the extent to which these factors operate differently for various Hispanic nationality groups. This study examined the correlates of psychological distress of three groups - Mexican American, Cuban American, and Puerto Rican - drawn from the 1988 National Survey of Hispanic Elderly People in the USA: multivariate analyses results indicated that activities of daily living impairments, poor perceived health, and unmet needs in formal social service were common predictors. Older Mexican American women and Puerto Rican women reported higher levels of psychological distress than their male counterparts. For Cuban Americans, fear of depending too much on others, conflicts in the family, and living alone were unique predictors of their psychological distress. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970207002 A |
| Classmark | DR: QNH: DK: D:F:5HH: TK: 7T |
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