PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG IMMIGRANT REFERRALS TO COLONOSCOPY

The association between immigration and well-being was studied in 2 gr oups of referrals to colonoscopy in the Negev region of Israel: Easter n Europe born (n = 278) and Israeli born (n = 70). The findings of thi s study suggest that the first 3 years after migration are associated with inferior physical and psychological well-being, and, to a lesser degree, with poorer family functioning and limited social interactions . The differences between immigrants and Israeli born tended to fade a way as years went by, and the most veteran immigrants, those who immig rated more than 40 years prior to the study, scored best on most physi cal and psychological well-being indicators. Findings are discussed in terms of a life events approach and in terms of Israeli immigration r egulations and absorption policy. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd