Rural-to-urban migrant adolescents in Guangzhou, China: Psychological health, victimization, and local and trans-local ties

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-129

  Cheung, Nicole W T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; China; Mental health; Migration; Social stress; Social ties; Victimization

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STRESS; STUDENT; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIMIZATION;

ADOLESCENTS; CHINA; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL TIES; VICTIMIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RURAL HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN HEALTH;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84880990486     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.021     Document Type: Article

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