Trans-local ties, local ties and psychological well-being among rural-to-urban migrants in Shanghai

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 288-296

  Jin, Lei ^a   Wen, Ming ^b   Fan, Jessie X ^b   Wang, Guixin ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Discrimination; Mental health; Migrants; Relative social status; Social comparison; Social networks; Trans local ties

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84861336993     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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