The effect of migration and the hukou registration system on psychosocial domains and family functioning of children in Shanghai, China
| Autor: | Junming Dai, Hua Fu, Bo Ye, Shenbing Gu, Fan Wang, Jian Wang, Junling Gao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Rural Population China Health (social science) Adolescent Urban Population media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention 050109 social psychology Social support Prevalence Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Subjective well-being Cities Child Students media_common Transients and Migrants 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Self-esteem General Medicine Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Mental health Mental Health Prosocial behavior Female Family Relations Psychology Psychosocial 050104 developmental & child psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | International health. 11(S1) |
| ISSN: | 1876-3405 |
| Popis: | Background According to the 2017 China National Education Development Statistics Bulletin, there were 14.07 million rural–urban migrant children in the compulsory education stage. The mental health of migrant children in China has drawn increasing attention in research. The objective of this study was to compare subjective well-being, self-esteem, prosocial behaviour and family functioning of migrant children vs local children in Shanghai and to explore their relationship. Methods A survey was conducted among 2229 students (9–17 y of age; male 52.0%, female 48.0%) and their parents from grades 4 to 8 in four primary schools and four middle schools in Shanghai in 2016. The sample consisted of 1333 migrant children and 896 urban children in three migrant schools and five public schools. A total of 959 rural–urban migrant children and 374 urban hukou migrant children were recruited. The questionnaire for students included the Personal Well-Being Index – School Children (PWI-SC), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Family APGAR Index and prosocial behaviour domain of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. In the questionnaire for parents, the Personal Well-Being Index and Social Support Rating Scale were used in addition to the sociodemographic characteristics. These data were analysed using one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis and multiple linear regression. Results Rural–urban migrant children reported significantly lower PWI-SC, SWLS, positive affect, prosocial behaviour, self-esteem and Family APGAR Index scores and reported higher negative affect scores than local children (p Conclusions Rural–urban migrant children are susceptible to mental health problems. Additional public policy and interventions by practitioners are needed to support rural–urban migrant children. |
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