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Living arrangements and lifestyle satisfaction among the elderly in Chinese immigrant families: a preliminary study.

Wei-Chiang Yeh¹

¹Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. yeh1230@hotmail.com

Chang Gung Medical Journal

|January 14, 2004

Summary

Elderly Chinese immigrants

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Sociology
Cultural Studies

Background:

Investigating the link between living arrangements and lifestyle satisfaction in elderly Chinese immigrants in London.
Understanding the impact of housing choices on the well-being of this demographic.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the relationship between living arrangements and lifestyle satisfaction.
To determine how choices about where to live affect the satisfaction levels of elderly Chinese immigrants.

Main Methods:

Qualitative research methodology.
Semi-structured, face-to-face, in-depth interviews.
Study involved eight elderly couples from Chinese immigrant families (Vietnam and Hong Kong).

Main Results:

Lifestyle satisfaction is positively associated with the desirability of one's current lifestyle.
Participants desiring their current lifestyles reported positive effects on satisfaction.
Dissatisfaction arose when participants did not desire their independent living arrangements separate from adult children.

Conclusions:

The desirability of current lifestyles is a key factor in elderly immigrants' lifestyle satisfaction.
Findings are significant given the aging population and rapid socio-economic changes in Taiwan.
Cultural beliefs strongly influence elderly Chinese immigrants' decisions regarding living arrangements.