The importance of culturally meaningful activity for health benefits among older Korean immigrant living in the United States
- Authors
- Kim, Junhyoung; Kim, May; Han, Areum; Chin, Seungtae
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Activity; culture; immigrants
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, v.10
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
- Volume
- 10
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/96281
- DOI
- 10.3402/qhw.v10.27501
- ISSN
- 1748-2623
- Abstract
- Research indicates that participation in culturally meaningful activity is beneficial for immigrants' health and well-being, yet older Korean immigrants struggle with accepting new cultural perspectives, which can negatively affect their health and well-being. Using in-depth interviews, this study was designed to capture the value of culturally meaningful activities for health among older Korean immigrants. Three themes were identified: (a) improved psychological well-being, (b) enhanced positive emotions and feelings, and (c) social connections developed with others. The findings suggest that by engaging in various culturally meaningful activities, older Korean immigrants gain a sense of social, cultural, and psychological significance in life. This study also provided evidence that older Korean immigrants maintain and develop their cultural identity through culturally meaningful activities.
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