Predictors of psychological well-being amongst Korean immigrants to the United States: A structured interview survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-426

  Shin, Hye Sook ^a   Han, Hae Ra ^b   Kim, Miyong T ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Happiness; Immigrant health; Korean Americans; Resources

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; KOREA; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847285430     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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