Adaptation, social roles and its effects on life satisfaction of Asian American female caregivers of elderly parents

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of adaptation to living in the United States on Asian American female filial caregivers and their life satisfaction. I wanted to see if being more adapted meant a change in these females' notion of what it means to be a filial caregiver, and if this affected their overall life satisfaction. Other factors studied included marital satisfaction and occupational satisfaction.; Sixteen first-generation Asian American female immigrants were studied. Eight were Chinese and eight were Vietnamese, These participants were placed into either the Long-Term Resident (LTR) category or the Short-Term Resident (STR) category. LTRs were defined as living in the United States for 20 years or more. STRs were defined as living in the United States for 10 years or less.; Participants in the LTR category tended to rate their life satisfaction slightly lower than those in the STR category. However, it should be stressed that the level of adaptation between LTRs and STRs ended up being similar, and so findings based on the assumption that LTRs and STRs have solid differences may lack soundness.