Abstract
Increasingly evidence suggests that the self-reported health status (SRH) of 2nd generation immigrant youth (native-born youth with at least one parent who was born abroad) may be lower than non-immigrant youth. This cross-sectional study compared the SRH of 2nd generation immigrant to non-immigrant youth (n = 291), accounting for confounders including a clinical measure (i.e., body mass index), internal resources (i.e., diet, exercise, smoking), and external resources (i.e., socioeconomic status, family social support). Regressions showed SRH was associated with socioeconomic status (p <.05), family social support (p <.05) and exercise (p <.05) but not immigrant status. Yet, bivariate analyses, showed that among youth, 2nd generation immigrants had poorer diets (p <.01), were smokers (p <.0001), had lower socioeconomic status (p <.05) and less family social support (p <.05). Thus, although SRH did not differ by immigration status among youth, the differences in internal and external resources by immigrant status may lead to health differences in the future.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-22 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Youth and Society |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- acculturation
- health
- socioeconomic status/social class
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Social Sciences