Effects of Perceived Discrimination on the Quality of Life Among New Mainland Chinese Immigrants to Hong Kong: A Longitudinal Study

Ng, Isabella; Lee, Siu Yau; Wong, Winky K. F.; Chou, Kee Lee

doi:10.1007/s11205-014-0615-9

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“…A particularly striking example of this is research on perceived discrimination in the context of well-being and mental health. There is evidence that experiences of discrimination have a negative impact on mental health of those who have been affected or discriminated against [15][16][17][18][19]. If perceived discrimination is linked to the usual assessment of immigration status according to the objective, criteria-based definition, a distortion or underestimation of the effect could occur: individuals who do not perceive themselves as immigrants would not interpret an experience of discrimination to their existing immigration status according to official definition or would therefore not feel discriminated against.…”

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Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

Nesterko

Friedrich

Brähler

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Background: In Germany, the term 'migration background' has been established to differentiate between immigrants and natives. In the present study post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression were analysed in immigrant populations in Germany by considering self-attribution as well as attribution by others on one's own 'migration background'.Methods: In a population-based survey (N = 2317), socio-demographic characteristics, migration background (official statistics definition vs. self-attribution as well as the anticipated attribution by others), PTSD (PCL-5), and symptoms of anxiety and depression (PHQ-4) were assessed. Logistic regression models were applied to predict mental health outcomes by considering socio-demographic and immigration-related factors.Results: A total of 10.7% of respondents (N = 248) had a 'migration background'. Immigrants of the 2nd generation compared to 1st generation immigrants are less likely to see themselves as immigrants. Attribution as an immigrant (self and/or by others) was found as significant predictor for PTSD and depression, but not anxiety.Conclusions: It seems useful to focus on immigration-related factors considering subjective perspectives and not only comparing immigrants and natives using a federal statistics definition. Our findings suggest that research on the association between immigration-related factors such as attribution as an immigrant and mental health outcomes might be a promising approach to better identify subgroups at higher risk of mental distress.

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Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

Nesterko

Friedrich

Brähler

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“…A total score (0-80) can be obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. A provisional PTSD diagnosis may be obtained by taking items rated 2 = "Moderately" or higher into consideration following the PTSD diagnostically rule of the DSM-5: one B item (items 1-5), one C item (items 6-7), two D items (items [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] and two E items (items [15][16][17][18][19][20]. In the present study PTSD was assessed by following the diagnostic algorithm according to the DSM-5.…”

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Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

Nesterko

Friedrich

Brähler

et al. 2019

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Background: In Germany, the term ‘migration background' has been established to differentiate between immigrants and natives. In the present study post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression were analysed in immigrant populations in Germany by considering self-attribution as well as attribution by others on one’s own ‘migration background’. Methods: In a population-based survey (N = 2317), socio-demographic characteristics, migration background (official statistics definition vs. self-attribution as well as the anticipated attribution by others), PTSD (PCL-5), and symptoms of anxiety and depression (PHQ-4) were assessed. Logistic regression models were applied to predict mental health outcomes by considering socio-demographic and immigration-related factors. Results: A total of 10.7% of respondents (N = 248) had a ‘migration background’. Immigrants of the 2nd generation compared to 1st generation immigrants are less likely to see themselves as immigrants. Attribution as an immigrant (self and/or by others) was found as significant predictor for PTSD and depression, but not anxiety. Conclusions: It seems useful to focus on immigration-related factors considering subjective perspectives and not only comparing immigrants and natives using a federal statistics definition. Our findings suggest that research on the association between immigration-related factors such as attribution as an immigrant and mental health outcomes might be a promising approach to better identify subgroups at higher risk of mental distress.

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“…More particularly, for psychological effects of ethnic discrimination, Yip et al (2008) consider the experience of Asians in the United States. While for the effects on the quality of life, Ng et al (2015) document the experience of Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong. These costs can in turn affect labour outcomes, which are responsible for remitting behavior (Docquier and Rapoport, 2006).…”

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The Perceived Discrimination and Remittances: Evidence from Immigrants in Northern Italy

Salomone¹

2018

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Despite the fact that immigrants' experienced discrimination can imply higher economic and psychological migration costs, little research has explicitly focused on its role as remitting device. Using the 2012-2013 waves of an original survey documenting transnational economic immigrants in Northern Italy, this paper quanti es the relationship between perceived economic discrimination and amount remitted (intensive margin), conditional on remitting at all (extensive margin). Empirical results show that, beside traditional individual characteristics, a more discriminating destination environment leads to lower amount of remittances but only for women. The e ect mainly goes through female immigrants' labor market conditions and only slightly through the willingness to leave Lombardy.

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Effects of Perceived Discrimination on the Quality of Life Among New Mainland Chinese Immigrants to Hong Kong: A Longitudinal Study

Cited by 32 publications

References 67 publications

Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

The Perceived Discrimination and Remittances: Evidence from Immigrants in Northern Italy

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