Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4761925 | The Social Science Journal | 2016 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
We investigate if the “immigrant health paradox”, as measured by distress, is evident among male and female partners married before immigration to Canada. We also examine if initial-status and change in distress are modified by the level of economic development of the origin-country. Our analysis of married immigrants to Toronto, Canada (NÂ =Â 615), suggests that, contrary to findings of an “immigrant health paradox,” recent immigrants from less developed countries experience elevated rates of distress in the first 5 years post-arrival, which declines with time in Canada. Immigrants from developed countries do not experience a difference in initial status or a subsequent change in distress with increase in time.
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Authors
Shirin Montazer, Blair Wheaton, Samuel Noh,