Open AccessIs Living in an Ethnic Enclave Associated With Cognitive Function? Results From the Population Study of Chinese Elderly (PINE) in Chicago
Author(s) -
Man Guo,
Yi Wang,
Hanzhang Xu,
Mengting Li,
Bei Wu,
XinQi Dong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnab158
Subject(s) - chinatown , cognition , ethnic group , immigration , gerontology , population , mandarin chinese , psychology , chinese americans , demography , medicine , geography , sociology , psychiatry , anthropology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology
Ethnic enclaves provide pivotal coping resources for immigrants, having important implications for cognitive health. This study examined the association between living in an ethnic enclave (i.e., Chinatown) and cognition, and potential moderating effect of education on such an association among Chinese older immigrants in the United States. We further examined subgroup differences based on preferred language (Mandarin, Cantonese, and Taishanese).