Did COVID-19 affect rural households’ subjective well-being? A social survey from rural China

Zhao, Feifei; Cui, Zhuo; Zhao, Xu; Liu, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103736

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“…This inconsistency may link to the contrasting sample demographics, because Chen and colleagues' (2020) research relied on children from families of medium socioeconomic status in suburban areas of China, whereas the current study focused on children and adolescents from economically underdeveloped, rural areas of China. It is possible that these disadvantaged children and adolescents were more vulnerable to pandemic impact (Wang et al, 2021;Zhao et al, 2023), and therefore demonstrated increases in problematic behaviors. Notably, over 64% of the sample were left-behind children (i.e., children being left in the original villages by their migrant parents) who might rely on smartphone to communicate with parents, and thus, increase the use of smartphone amid the pandemic.…”

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“…The present study, then, focused on excessive screen time and smartphone addiction among disadvantaged children and adolescents in rural China, who might be more vulnerable to the challenges associated with the global pandemic of COVID-19 due to their socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds (Holmes et al, 2020). It is noteworthy that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated preventive measures had significantly impacted the living experiences (e.g., disrupted student learning) and well-being of people from rural China (Wang et al, 2021;Zhao et al, 2023). Specifically, prior research has observed high prevalence of mental health problems (e.g., depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation and attempts) among adolescents in rural China during the COVID-19 pandemic (Hou et al, 2020;Hou et al, 2021;Yong et al, 2023).…”

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Protective and risk factors associated with problem behaviors among disadvantaged children and adolescents in rural China during the COVID-19 pandemic

Xie,

Sun,

Nuttall

et al. 2023

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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The global pandemic of COVID-19 has posed critical challenges for child and adolescent health. Prior research, however, has mostly focused on mental health, adult samples, and cross-sectional designs. Using latent change score modeling, this study addressed this gap by examining problem behaviors (operationalized as non-suicidal self-injury behaviors, smartphone addiction, and excessive screen time) under pandemic conditions, by comparing their behaviors before (December 2019) versus during the pandemic (June 2020), among 1,149 disadvantaged children and adolescents from rural China ( Mage = 11.86, SD =1.6, age range = 9 to 16 years; 62% males). Findings observed increases in problem behaviors during the pandemic in comparison to children and adolescents’ pre-pandemic behaviors. Risk and protective factors were associated with changes in these problem behaviors. Specifically, prior adverse experiences were linked to more non-suicidal self-injury behaviors and greater smartphone addiction before the pandemic; children with more exposure to childhood adversities experienced more excessive hours of screen time before the pandemic but fewer increases in screen time amid the pandemic. More pandemic-related stress experiences were associated with behavioral health risk (i.e., more increases in non-suicidal self-injury behaviors and smartphone addiction). For protective factors, family support was associated with fewer increases in non-suicidal self-injury behaviors during the pandemic. Older (relative to younger) children had fewer increases in non-suicidal self-injury behaviors but more increases in excessive screen time amid the pandemic. This study extends the literature by illuminating behavioral changes under pandemic conditions, and contributes uniquely to developmental research more broadly by highlighting risk and protective factors associated with changes in problem behaviors.

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Protective and risk factors associated with problem behaviors among disadvantaged children and adolescents in rural China during the COVID-19 pandemic

Xie,

Sun,

Nuttall

et al. 2023

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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Investigating determinants of public participation in community emergency preparedness in China using DEMATEL methodology

Fei,

2024

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Evaluation and influencing factors of ecological resilience in tourism villages from farmers’ perspectives: a case study of Chinese minority settlement areas

Wu,

Yang,

Zuo

et al. 2024

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Rural social-ecological systems have been significantly impacted by the development of rural tourism, creating substantial challenges for the synergistic development of rural ecological restoration and agricultural workers’ household livelihoods. In alignment with the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration action plan, it is crucial to understand the ecological resilience of tourism villages from the perspective of farmers to achieve sustainable development. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were conducted in this study to gather livelihood data from farmers in tourism villages in Xiangxi, China, a region primarily inhabited by ethnic minorities. A measurement index system for the ecological resilience of rural tourism was constructed based on the three dimensions: pressure, state, and response. A comprehensive index method was employed for quantitative evaluation, and influencing factors were analyzed using an obstacle model. The results show that farmers’ livelihoods can be divided into four types: tourism-led, labor-led, agriculture-led, and part-time tourism-based. Their ecological resilience indices are 0.4516, 0.4177, 0.4001, and 0.4590, respectively, representing an overall intermediate level. There are differences in various indices for different livelihood types, with the highest stress index observed in labor-led farmers (0.1655), the highest state index in agriculture-led farming households (0.1585), and the highest response index in tourism-led farming households (0.1766). Common obstacles to the ecological resilience of farmers and their villages include the number of family members engaged in tourism work, the area of forest land, and the farmers’ understanding of ecological policies affecting them. Additionally, core family members’ education levels and the area of homesteads emerged as important obstacle factors. Based on these research findings, recommendations are proposed to enhance the ecological resilience of rural farmer households in the tourism villages of ethnic minority areas. The aim is to provide valuable case studies for promoting the sustainable development of rural tourism in underdeveloped regions worldwide.

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Did COVID-19 affect rural households’ subjective well-being? A social survey from rural China

Cited by 4 publications

References 49 publications

Protective and risk factors associated with problem behaviors among disadvantaged children and adolescents in rural China during the COVID-19 pandemic

Protective and risk factors associated with problem behaviors among disadvantaged children and adolescents in rural China during the COVID-19 pandemic

Investigating determinants of public participation in community emergency preparedness in China using DEMATEL methodology

Evaluation and influencing factors of ecological resilience in tourism villages from farmers’ perspectives: a case study of Chinese minority settlement areas

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