Mental health of Chinese migrant workers in factories in Shenzhen, China: Effects of migration stress and social competence

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 305-318

  Wong, Daniel Fu Keung ^a   Chang, Ying Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mental health; Migrant workers in factories; Migration stress; Quality of life; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953900376     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332980903217768     Document Type: Article

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