Parental migration and the mental health of those who stay behind to care for children in South-East Asia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 225-235

  Graham, Elspeth ^a   Jordan, Lucy P ^b   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carer; Family practices; Gender; Geopolitical context; Mental health; Parental migration; South East Asia; Transnational household

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANT; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POLITICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84927949956     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.060     Document Type: Article

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