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KMID : 0379220190390030635
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2019 Volume.39 No. 3 p.635 ~ p.653
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Living Arrangements and Psychological Distress among Older Korean Immigrants and older Koreans
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Chang Mi-Ya
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Abstract
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A few studies have examined the relationship between living arrangements and mental health status among older Korean immigrants in the United States and older Koreans in South Korea. This study attempts to fill this gap by conducting a comparative study to understand the relationship between living arrangements and psychological distress. Survey data from older Koreans between the ages of 60 and 79 from the two countries (N= 480) was analyzed descriptively and in hierarchical multiple regressions. This study found that among older Korean immigrants in the United States 26.4 % of those living alone and 7.3 % of those living with a spouse only reported ‘severe’ psychological distress while their counterparts in South Korea 20.0 % of those living alone and 20.6 % of those living with a spouse only reported ‘severe’ psychological distress. The hierarchical multivariate analysis reveled that older Koreans living alone are not significant predictor of psychological distress in both countries. Interestingly, older Korean immigrants living with a spouse only and living with others are significant predictors of psychological distress. This study also contributes to the existing literature by searching for diverse conditions that lead to mental health problems among older Koreans in both countries.
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KEYWORD
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Older Korean, living arrangements, psychological distress, social support, social networks
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