Research shows that racial discrimination is related to illness among diverse racial and
ethnic populations. Studies of racial discrimination and health among Asian Americans …

Researchers have become increasingly interested in the health patterns of immigrants with
longer residence in the United States, as this reveals the health consequences of integration …

How racial identity influences self-esteem and psychological well-being among African
Americans remains unresolved due to unexplained inconsistencies in theoretical predictions …

Although the loneliness of both older adults and immigrants is frequently asserted,
knowledge regarding the implications of immigration for loneliness in later life is limited. In …

Using the stress process paradigm and data from the first national epidemiological survey of
Asian Americans, we investigate whether social support from family and friends buffers the …

Because of the long colonial history of Filipinos and the highly Americanized climate of
postcolonial Philippines, many scholars from various disciplines have speculated that …

The relationship between human agency and health is an important yet under-researched
topic. This study uses a life course perspective to examine how human agency (measured …

Studies have provided contradictory findings about the influence of race and ethnicity on
mental health. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979 to 1992) …

Abstract Italian (n= 129) and American (n= 86) samples were evaluated with the Five Factor
Inventory of personality and a measure of individualism/collectivism. Greater individualism …

During the past three decades, an estimated 200 million rural residents have moved to
urban centers in China. They are “sojourners” in the cities and maintain close ties with their …