Abstract
The psychosocial adjustment of three groups of ‘young elderly’ Cantonese-speaking Chinese is compared with the adjustment of European-Canadians. Fifty young-elderly Chinese people from Hong Kong who migrated to Canada to join their adult children were compared with 50 young-elderly Chinese-Canadians and with 100 non migrant young-elderly Cantonese-speaking individuals in Hong Kong. Initial hypotheses of problems of adjustment in the new migrants to Canada were largely discounted, since results showed few differences on the psychosocial measures when the various groups were compared. However, there may be selective migration of the fittest and most adventurous young-elderly individuals from Hong Kong to Canada. These selection biases are reinforced by the Canadian governments screening policies, which only allow the statement of healthy and well-adjusted individuals. © 1993 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 67-76 |
| Journal | Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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This research was funded by grants from the Government of Alberta; Federal Health and Welfare, Canada; and the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee of Hong Kong.
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