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Residential Segregation, Perceived Neighborhood Environment, and All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Chinese Americans.

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Jiang, Y; Zhu, Y; Tang, F; Chung, T; Wu, B
Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
December 2023

Residential segregation profoundly affects mental and physical health. However, impacts of residential segregation and other neighborhood characteristics on health among older Asian Americans are not fully understood. This study aimed to close this gap by examining effects of residential segregation, perceived neighborhood cohesion, and neighborhood disorder on all-cause mortality among older Chinese immigrants, as well as testing whether the association between residential segregation and mortality would be mediated by perceived neighborhood cohesion and neighborhood disorder.Data were drawn from a subsample of 3,094 older Chinese Americans aged 60 and older (mean age = 72.8 years) from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago. Residential segregation was derived using 2010-2014 American Community Survey data. Participants completed surveys on perceived neighborhood cohesion and neighborhood disorder between 2011 and 2013. All-cause mortality was tracked until December 2021.Residential segregation was associated with elevated all-cause mortality risk; this association, however, was no longer statistically significant after controlling for sociodemographic, behavioral, and health covariates. Perceived neighborhood cohesion, but not neighborhood disorder, was significantly associated with decreased mortality risks. There were no indirect effects of residential segregation on all-cause mortality through perceived neighborhood cohesion or neighborhood disorder. These effects were consistent across male and female participants.These results suggest the importance of neighborhood social environment, specifically perceptions of neighborhood cohesion, in influencing mortality risk among older Chinese immigrants. The findings also indicate the need to conduct further research to examine the health impact of residential segregation among this population.

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The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

DOI

EISSN

1758-5368

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

December 2023

Volume

78

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2071 / 2079

Related Subject Headings

  • Residential Segregation
  • Neighborhood Characteristics
  • Mortality
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Female
  • Asian
 

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Jiang, Y., Zhu, Y., Tang, F., Chung, T., & Wu, B. (2023). Residential Segregation, Perceived Neighborhood Environment, and All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Chinese Americans. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 78(12), 2071–2079. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad132
Jiang, Yanping, Yuyang Zhu, Fengyan Tang, Tammy Chung, and Bei Wu. “Residential Segregation, Perceived Neighborhood Environment, and All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Chinese Americans.The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 78, no. 12 (December 2023): 2071–79. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad132.
Jiang Y, Zhu Y, Tang F, Chung T, Wu B. Residential Segregation, Perceived Neighborhood Environment, and All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Chinese Americans. The journals of gerontology Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2023 Dec;78(12):2071–9.
Jiang, Yanping, et al. “Residential Segregation, Perceived Neighborhood Environment, and All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Chinese Americans.The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol. 78, no. 12, Dec. 2023, pp. 2071–79. Epmc, doi:10.1093/geronb/gbad132.
Jiang Y, Zhu Y, Tang F, Chung T, Wu B. Residential Segregation, Perceived Neighborhood Environment, and All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Chinese Americans. The journals of gerontology Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2023 Dec;78(12):2071–2079.
Journal cover image

Published In

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

DOI

EISSN

1758-5368

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

December 2023

Volume

78

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2071 / 2079

Related Subject Headings

  • Residential Segregation
  • Neighborhood Characteristics
  • Mortality
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Female
  • Asian