Richard Dorsett (University of Westminster, London, UK; LLAKES Centre for Research on Learning and Life Chances, London, UK) and Cinzia Rienzo and Martin Weale (LLAKES Centre for Research on Learning and Life Chances, London, UK) published in Population, Space and Place Volume 25 Issue 2 (March 2019)
Abstract
This paper uses a nationally representative data set to examine the extent to which family migration history helps explains interethnic variations in mental health in the United Kingdom.
We confirm that there is significant variation in mental health across ethnic group and generation of migration. Furthermore, we show how these dimensions interact.
The analysis explores the extent to which neighbourhood, personal characteristics, and migration experience are related to mental health. We find evidence that all are important. Our results are consistent with a dynamic view of migration and settlement whereby individuals' circumstances and how they might contribute to mental health change over time and across generations.
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Hazel’s comment:
The one thing that cannot be controlled for statistically is the reluctance of people to report mental health issues. My personal experience is that people of Asian origin find it hard to get past the pull yourself together mentality.
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