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Social Service Utilization, Sense of Community, Family Functioning and the Mental Health of New Immigrant Women in Hong Kong

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  • Qiaobing Wu

    (Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong)

  • Julian Chun-Chung Chow

    (School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA)

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.

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  • Qiaobing Wu & Julian Chun-Chung Chow, 2013. "Social Service Utilization, Sense of Community, Family Functioning and the Mental Health of New Immigrant Women in Hong Kong," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:10:y:2013:i:5:p:1735-1746:d:25384
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    1. Winky Wong & Kee-Lee Chou & Nelson Chow, 2012. "Correlates of Quality of Life in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 107(2), pages 373-391, June.
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