Well-Being of Recent Migrants: The Role of Place-Based and Social Connections

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Place-based and social connections provide a sense of belonging can act as protective factors against stress. Following migration, disruption to these be particularly challenging when facing migration-related stressors in new place. As result, many migrants desire form connections, though they often also want maintain their original connections. It may beneficial for find continuity between former current place-based however, it is unclear how differences are reconciled. To better understand bring together (or not), series mixed methods studies was conducted with recent Canada assess the impact negotiating incompatibilities strengthen surroundings. Study 1 (N=67), photovoice study, revealed that positive places provided reminders home, upheld aspects pre-migration identity, helped make allowed reflection on migration experiences. Although negative primarily represented challenges, participants saw value challenges shaping journey. Essentially, experience both played role 2 (N=117), survey determined place identity mediated relationships acculturation strategies migrant well-being. The relationship integration promoted well-being whereas assimilation marginalization place/social appeared diminish 3 (N=74) involved controlled, multi-meeting intervention study targeted development either or support post-migration Qualitative analyses suggested finding balance, reappropriating making situational adaptations, relying negotiate In addition, providing knowledge skills manage improve outlook. These underscore potential resiliency during transition understanding variability incidence concerns among migrants.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Relationship between Residential Location and Long-term Settlement Intentions:A Study of Migrant Workers in Urban China

The Singapore Economic Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 29

Published: June 24, 2024

This study delves into the link between residential locations of migrant workers in China and their intentions to settle, set against backdrop household registration system’s liberalization rise a market economy. While have significantly contributed societal development China, research indicates struggles with local community integration, leading many eventually return hometowns. The influence workers’ choices on migration patterns has been underexplored Chinese scholarly discussions, stark contrast attention it received Western academia. Employing segmented assimilation theory spatial as theoretical frameworks, scrutinizes relationship location long-term settlement intentions, utilizing questionnaire data collected 2020. empirical findings indicate that is related residing urban centers exhibit more pronounced intention remain host cities compared suburban counterparts. Furthermore, also shaped by degree social integration. further emphasizes importance accounting for timing homeownership status when examining this relationship, contributing deeper understanding factors shape decisions context China’s rapid urbanization.

Language: Английский

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Impacts of built environment satisfaction on self-rated health outcomes in new-type village communities: A case study of Shanghai outskirts

Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(15), P. 9323 - 9323

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

The existing studies on the association between built environment and health mainly concentrates urban areas, while rural communities in China have a huge demand for healthy environment, research this area remains insufficient. There is lack of impact China, where there significant advancements environment. Exploring Influence satisfaction self-rated outcomes New-type village has positive significance advancing community. This paper selects four new-type as typical cases, which are located far suburbs Shanghai, China. A questionnaire survey was conducted individual villagers, 223 valid samples were obtained. PLS-SEM model developed using data to examine how influences dwellers’ taking into account mediating function perceived social Moreover, multi-group analysis performed based age. results show that indirectly residents through its also discovered relationship satisfaction, not influenced by age moderating factor. offers new insights planning design community from perspective.

Language: Английский

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Parental rearing skills of rural-to-urban migrants mediate the negative effects of their mental health problems on their children

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Abstract Background Rural-to-urban migration has negative impacts on the mental health of both parents and children. Whether problems migrant children are impacted by their rarely been studied. Methods We investigated 1274 1001 aged 9–13 from two primary schools in Hangzhou, one for local rural-to-urban a cross-sectional survey 2022. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test hypothesis that parents’ rearing skills could mediate effect Results The groups, including children, fathers, mothers, all had higher levels than urban counterparts. difference can be largely extinguished socioeconomic status family. When mothers anxiety, level self-blaming tendency (q FDR =0.009) sensitive =0.009). Parental significant skills, with more effects self-reported children-reported. Parents’ were associated stronger association observed children-reported styles among In SEM, emotional warmth self-confidence negatively mothers’ anxiety children’s tendency. contrast, overprotection/over-interference positively associated. Conclusion More action should taken improve Our findings suggest key strategy is reduce mothers' symptoms parenting skills.

Language: Английский

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