Immigrant women's health

Meadows, Lynn M.; Thurston, Wilfreda E.; Melton, Christina

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00251-3

Cited by 116 publications

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“…For them, being healthy meant that their family was also healthy. Meadows, Thurston, and Melton (2001) found similar results with a group of immigrant women in Alberta. In terms of health practices, the participants in Elliott's and Gillie's study recognized the importance of eating well and exercising.…”

Section: Health Conception Determinantssupporting

confidence: 80%

Conceptions of health: A cross-cultural comparison.

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Section: Health Conception Determinantssupporting

confidence: 80%

Conceptions of health: A cross-cultural comparison.

Levesque¹

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“…Male and female participants classified as immigrants were associated with higher psychological symptom scores when compared to participants who were born in Canada along with their parents (c.f., Dihn, 2000;Meadows, Thurston, & Melton, 2001). Note, however, that none of the immigrant participants in this study were in the clinical range in terms of the SCL-90-R, even though they reported higher scores than the more established Canadian participants.…”

Section: Relations With Parentsmentioning

confidence: 65%

Relationships with Parents, Spousal Reciprocity, and Psychological Distress in Middle-Age Adults

Wintre

Gates

2006

J Adult Dev

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Data from 301 middle-age couples were employed to investigate links between their recalled parents' parenting styles and perceptions of reciprocity with their parents, as well as their current perceptions of spousal reciprocity, on their psychological distress. The research extends Baumrind's theory of childhood parenting styles and Youniss' theory of late adolescents' perceived reciprocity to a developmental model for middle-age psychological distress. Differential effects were found according to the gender of both the offspring and the parent. There were significant positive findings only if the opposite-sex parent was perceived as authoritative, and significant negative findings if the same-sex parent was perceived as authoritarian. Regression models indicated mediated, integrated relationships (through maternal and spousal reciprocity) for females, but no mediations were found for males. Significantly more variance in emotional distress was explained by spousal reciprocity than by the parent related variables, and for the men than for the women.

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“…Because their culture is deeply rooted in their lives, it is difficult to change traditional practices within a short period of time. They have to quickly adjust to a different language, food, living habits, and religions, which is a stressful process that can make them feel lost (Meadows, Thurston, & Melton, 2001). Moreover, they often get pregnant shortly after their arrival in Taiwan.…”

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confidence: 99%

What Influences Cooperative Motivation of Foreign Brides From Southeast Asian Countries in Taiwan?

2012

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Because women in Taiwan have had more and more opportunities to receive higher education and engage in different kinds of work, they have had developed increasingly higher standards for their marriage partners. Men who are in the lower socioeconomic working classes such as those who work in agriculture, or fishing, or who are disabled can no longer compete in local marriage market. As a result, these men have begun to look for their brides from other countries to continue the family line, do the housework, and take care of their parents-in-law. In addition to the fact that these foreign brides are often young and from rural areas, language barriers and cultural differences make it difficult for them to raise and educate their children in Taiwan. The inability of these brides often leads to a higher percentage of children who are developmentally delayed, have poor pronunciation, behavior problems, and low academic achievement. Governmental agencies and schools recognize these issues and have tried to help foreign-born mothers take better care of their children. However, there are several influential factors that can limit the cooperative motivation of these foreign-born mothers, including language barriers, parenting stresses, low socioeconomic status, and cultural limitations. Therefore, governmental agencies and related professionals must take these factors into consideration to provide comprehensive services and a better learning environment.

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Immigrant women's health

Cited by 116 publications

References 7 publications

Conceptions of health: A cross-cultural comparison.

Conceptions of health: A cross-cultural comparison.

Relationships with Parents, Spousal Reciprocity, and Psychological Distress in Middle-Age Adults

What Influences Cooperative Motivation of Foreign Brides From Southeast Asian Countries in Taiwan?

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