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Measures included depressive and anxiety symptoms, acculturative stress, perceived social support, sense of mastery, and loneliness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 29.9%, while 53.4% reported anxiety symptoms. Bivariate analyses indicated that greater acculturative stress and loneliness and lower perceived social support and mastery were associated with greater depressive and anxiety symptoms. In the fully adjusted regression models, greater acculturative stress, lower perceived social support, and lower mastery were associated with greater depressive symptoms, whereas greater acculturative stress and loneliness and lower perceived social support were associated with greater anxiety symptoms. Parsimonious hierarchical sensitivity analyses broadly supported these findings, although the unique association between loneliness and depressive symptoms was marginal, and the association between mastery and anxiety varied by model specification.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight the importance of psychosocial factors in the mental health of older migrants. Interventions should address acculturative stress and loneliness while strengthening perceived control and social connectedness. Longitudinal research should examine how these factors and institutional conditions interact over time to shape mental health trajectories in later life.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsoc.2026.1803605","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,14]],"date-time":"2026-09-14T04:34:38Z","timestamp":1789360478000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychosocial predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms among self-initiated older Chinese migrants: evidence from Chiang Mai, Thailand"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Xinyao","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Master of Science Program (Mental Health), Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary School, Chiang Mai University","place":["Chiang Mai, Thailand"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chawisa","family":"Suradom","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Master of Science Program (Mental Health), Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary School, Chiang Mai University","place":["Chiang Mai, Thailand"]},{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University","place":["Chiang Mai, Thailand"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kelvin C. 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