Social stress, locality of social ties and mental well-being: The case of rural migrant adolescents in urban China

Health and Place

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-154

  Cheung, Nicole W T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; China; Migration; Social stress; Social ties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRESS; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84895738304     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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