Mental Health Impact of Bullying by Ethnic Peers in Senior Housing: A Study with Older Korean American Residents in the Greater Los Angeles Area

Yuri Jang; Juyoung Park; Min Kyoung Rhee; Hi Woo Lee; Nan Sook Park; Yeonwoo Kim; Soondool Chung; Miyong T. Kim

doi:10.1080/01634372.2024.2338071

Mental Health Impact of Bullying by Ethnic Peers in Senior Housing: A Study with Older Korean American Residents in the Greater Los Angeles Area

Yuri Jang, Juyoung Park, Min Kyoung Rhee, Hi Woo Lee, Nan Sook Park, Yeonwoo Kim, Soondool Chung, Miyong T. Kim

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Abstract

Using data from Korean-American residents (N = 343) in subsidized senior housing in the Los Angeles area, we examined the effect of peer bullying on mental health. About 18% of the sample had been a target of bullying, and over 31% had witnessed someone being bullied. Being a target of bullying was a significant predictor for both depressive symptoms and anxiety, whereas witnessing other residents being bullied was a significant predictor for anxiety only. Findings shed light on the adverse mental health impacts of peer bullying among ethnic minority older residents in senior housing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	575-587
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume	67
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2024.2338071
State	Published - 2024

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Keywords

Peer bullying
mental health
older Korean Americans
older immigrants
subsidized senior housing

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