Predicting psychological distress among former Soviet immigrants

Karen J. Aroian; Anne E. Norris; Carol A. Patsdaughter; Thanh V. Tran

doi:10.1177/002076409804400405

Predicting psychological distress among former Soviet immigrants

Karen J. Aroian, Anne E. Norris, Carol A. Patsdaughter, Thanh V. Tran

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Abstract

This study investigated whether age, gender, marital status, education, employment, length of time in the U.S. and immigration demands (novelty, occupation, language, discrimination, loss, and not feeling at home) were predictors of psychological distress in a sample of 1647 former Soviet immigrants. Multiple regression analysis indicated that the combined model of demographic and demand of immigration variables was significant. Results indicated that women, older immigrants, those with less than a college education, and those with greater immigration demands related to novelty, language, discrimination, loss, and not feeling at home were most distressed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	284-294
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/002076409804400405
State	Published - Dec 1 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Aroian, K. J., Norris, A. E., Patsdaughter, C. A., & Tran, T. V. (1998). Predicting psychological distress among former Soviet immigrants. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 44(4), 284-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/002076409804400405

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