Abstract
Historically, Vietnamese American immigrants have experienced distress associated with war, involuntary migration, and adjustment to life in the USA. Social determinants, including perceived neighborhood safety and economic indicators, have established relationships with psychological distress. The present study applied the life course perspective to investigate how social determinants differentiate the psychological distress of older Vietnamese immigrants. Vietnamese immigrant respondents to the California Health Interview Survey over the age of 50 were studied. A total of 436 Vietnamese adults were included in this study. A single-item measure of perceived neighborhood safety was employed as well as the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. The results showed differences in the likelihood of reporting higher levels of psychological distress based on perceived neighborhood safety. Additionally, age moderated the effects of perceived neighborhood safety and income on psychological distress. Futur...
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