Social service utilization, sense of community, family functioning and the mental health of new immigrant women in Hong Kong

Qiaobing Wu; Julian Chun Chung Chow

doi:10.3390/ijerph10051735

Social service utilization, sense of community, family functioning and the mental health of new immigrant women in Hong Kong

Qiaobing Wu, Julian Chun Chung Chow

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Abstract

Drawing upon a sample of 296 new immigrant women in Hong Kong, this study investigated how social service utilization, family functioning, and sense of community influenced the depressive symptoms of new immigrant women. Results of the structural equation modeling suggested that family functioning and sense of community were both significantly and negatively associated with the depression of new immigrant women. Utilization of community services also influenced the depression of immigrant women indirectly through the mediating effect of sense of community. Implications of the research findings for mental health intervention were discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1735-1746
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10051735
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Depression
Family functioning
New immigrant women
Sense of community
Social service utilization

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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