Does immigrant health advantage at older ages endure beyond the first generation?
The immigrant health advantage among second-generation older immigrants provides evidence that a health advantage could be transmitted intergenerationally and maintained over the life course. The racial/ethnic differences suggest that health-promoting influences of immigrant parents could be constrained by structural forces, racism, and discrimination.
Authors
- Zoya Gubernskaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3381-6589)
- Juneseuk Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3096-1147)
Institutions
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf117
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00