| The present study examined the relationship of family support and psychological distress and quality of life as measured by reports of life satisfaction and affective experiences, among five ethnic groups (N = 1,645: 409 Hawaiian Americans, 432 Japanese Americans, 264 Filipino Americans, 84 Chinese Americans, and 456 Caucasians). Controlling for the effects of other variables in the regression model, family support was found to be a significant and most important predictor of both psychological distress and quality of life experiences for all groups. Family support was therefore not a stronger predictor for Asian American samples in comparison to Caucasian samples. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
