Change in Self-Reported Health Status among Immigrants in the United States: Associations with Measures of Acculturation

摘要: Although acculturation may have positive effects for immigrants, including better socioeconomic profiles and increased occupational opportunities, their health deteriorate with longer duration in the U.S. Prior research indicates that increasing is associated some poorer outcomes among immigrants However, most of these studies used length stay or English language proficiency as proxies acculturation, mainly examined self-reported “current” outcomes. This study advances knowledge on associations between by explicitly examining “change” since immigration, relation to acculturation-related variables. We use data from New Immigrant Survey (NIS; 2003-2004), a cross-sectional legal In addition testing more conventionally (length proficiency), we also examine change diet. Multivariable logistic regression analyses 5,982 participants generally supported previous literature indicating deleterious impact greater diet being moving were odds reporting worse when individually, they non-significant multivariable models all measures. Findings this suggest taking into account multiple measures not necessarily indicate unhealthy assimilation dietary be pathway leading declines immigrant health. Increasing reflect adoption behaviors, well exposure harmful sources psychosocial stress racial anti-immigrant discrimination. Our suggests indicators useful effect changes immigrants.