2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2014.04.001
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“Tangled wires in the head”: older migrant Chinese's perception of mental illness in Britain

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“…Less favourable attitudes in authoritarianism and intended behaviour in non-Spanish population could be explained by stigma levels on their country of origin. Stigma levels are moderate-high in countries located in Africa or Asia [ 18 , 20 ], this is in line with the results of other studies that showed higher levels of stigma among immigrant from Turkey [ 42 ] and China [ 43 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…Less favourable attitudes in authoritarianism and intended behaviour in non-Spanish population could be explained by stigma levels on their country of origin. Stigma levels are moderate-high in countries located in Africa or Asia [ 18 , 20 ], this is in line with the results of other studies that showed higher levels of stigma among immigrant from Turkey [ 42 ] and China [ 43 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…A limitation of this study is that the educational status of the participants during the focus groups was not collected. In numerous studies on ethnic minorities’ understandings of health and health‐care issues, it emerges that the participants’ educational background may affect these understandings; for example, in the study by Li et al., it emerged that the educational background of elderly Chinese migrants living in the UK may have affected their understanding of Western notions of mental illness. This may also be an explanation as to why SA Christians had differing views from other focus groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A number of participants relied on their personal and family resources using self‐treatment to manage what they believed to be a physical illness. This is particularly evident among first generation Chinese migrants living in the UK (Li, Hatzidmitriadou, & Psoinos, ) and other Western societies (Low, Anstey, Lackersteen, & Camit, ; Nguyen & Lee, ). Similar levels of family involvement are found among different ethnic and cultural groups in the United States (Snowden et al., ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%