| The purpose of this study was to determine if Japanese American elderly have unresolved negative emotions relating to the wartime internment experience and, if so, how they adjusted emotionally, and what patterns of psycho-social ramifications the experience manifested in their current behavior. Through a retrospective study of 40 plus years, opportunities of airing feelings by talking/reminiscing about the experience were measured. Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL) and Life Satisfaction Scale-Z (LSI-Z) were used to measure current anxiety, depression and hostility, and sense of life satisfaction. Statistical analysis of talk versus MAACL, and talk versus LSI-Z were then made.;The findings indicated there was a significant difference in the depression scores across the level of talking about the camp experience. Those people who talked less reported higher depression scores than those who talked more. Findings indicated that talking was not related to anxiety, hostility and life satisfaction. |
