Acculturative Stress of Chinese Rural-To-Urban Migrant Workers: A Qualitative Study

Autor: Jian-Xing Huang, Helen F.K. Chiu, Tie-Bang Liu, Yeates Conwell, Sandra S. M. Chan, Helene H. Fung, Bao-Liang Zhong
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Male
Economics
Population Dynamics
Culture
lcsh:Medicine
Social Sciences
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Cultural diversity
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
030212 general & internal medicine
Labor Mobility
Human Families
Social isolation
lcsh:Science
Socioeconomics
education.field_of_study
Schools
Multidisciplinary
Acculturation
Mental Health
Social Isolation
population characteristics
Female
medicine.symptom
Research Article
Adult
China
Asia
Population
Psychological Stress
Education
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Nursing
Mental Health and Psychiatry
medicine
Humans
education
business.industry
lcsh:R
Biology and Life Sciences
Mental health
Focus group
030227 psychiatry
Socioeconomic Factors
Labor Economics
People and Places
lcsh:Q
business
Stress
Psychological
Finance
Qualitative research
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 6, p e0157530 (2016)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background Global literature has suggested a negative impact of acculturative stress on both physical and mental health among international migrants. In China, approximately 20 percent of its population is rural-to-urban migrant workers and there are significant cultural differences between rural and urban societies, but no data are available regarding the acculturative stress of Chinese migrant workers. This study aimed to explore the forms and contexts of acculturative stress among Chinese migrant workers. Methods Qualitative data were collected from four focus group discussions with 17 Chinese rural-to-urban migrant workers and three individual interviews with three medical professionals who provided mental health services for factory-workers in Shenzhen, China. Results The data in the current study showed that rural-to-urban migrant workers in China had experienced various forms of acculturative stress including difficulties in adapting to the environment, work-related stress, family-related stress, financial hardship, and lack of sense of belonging to cities. Conclusion Rural-to-urban migration in China is a challenging transition with significant acculturative stress and demands for major adjustments among migrant workers. The assessment and management of acculturative stress is a necessary first step in providing mental health services to migrant workers.
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