Differential impacts of social support on mental health: A comparison study of Chinese rural-to-urban migrant adolescents and their urban counterparts in Beijing, China

Zhuang, Xiao Yu; Wong, Daniel Fu Keung

doi:10.1177/0020764016678015

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated the importance of social factors for migrant adolescents [ 17 ]. Teacher support can partially mediate the relationship between perceived discrimination and antisocial behaviors of rural-to-urban migrant adolescents [ 38 ].…”

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“…Current studies on the effects of living arrangements on health mainly focus on children with divorced parents, or who are orphaned, children of political refugees, disabled children, and children in boarding schools [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Studies on migrant students mainly focus on the children who are left behind and/or comparisons with local children [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Migration is generally considered to have significant positive effects on migrant children’s material conditions, with no negative effects on their mental health [ 1 ].…”

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Living Arrangements and Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Adolescents Who Migrate from Rural to Urban Schools: Mediating Effect of Social Support

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Changes in living arrangements (from living with, or not living with family) may affect the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to investigate the impact of living arrangement on HRQoL among adolescents migrating from rural to urban schools, and whether social support, in addition to living with a family, had an impact. A cross-sectional survey of 459 school adolescents was carried out in two public schools in Guyuan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China in 2015. The survey contained the following questionnaires: a self-designed questionnaire, the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), and the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). Of the 459 adolescents sampled (aged 15.41 ± 1.07 years with range of 13 to 18), 61.7% were living with family, and 38.3% were not living with family. Those students not living with families had lower Mental Component Scale (MCS) scores as well as less social support overall. Those students, who were not living with families, also reported more chronic health problems and more alcohol consumption compared to those students living with families. Social support was a statistically significant mediating factor on the effect of living arrangements on MCS. Our findings demonstrated that those students, who were not living with families, tended to have more health-related quality of life issues, but social support partially mediated the relationship between living arrangements and health.

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Living Arrangements and Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Adolescents Who Migrate from Rural to Urban Schools: Mediating Effect of Social Support

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“…Family support and leisure activities are two important protective factors at the microsystem level. As the most proximal unit where people are directly involved, a family unit and its members are important agents for enhancing resilience in people of different ages and at different stage of developments [ 27 , 28 ]. When facing adversities, the family unit can potentially provide resources, such as guidance, reassurance, attachment, and integration, through sharing of common beliefs and providing relational and structural support [ 29 ].…”

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Risk and resilience of vulnerable families in Hong Kong under the impact of COVID-19: an ecological resilience perspective

Zhuang

Lau

Chan

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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose Hong Kong has experienced four waves of COVID-19 since the first case was confirmed in January 2020. Several studies have highlighted the psychological impacts of the outbreak in Hong Kong but have largely ignored the protective factors that contribute to resilience among vulnerable families. This study adopted an ecological resilience framework to explore the impact of this epidemic on members of families with youth with a delinquent tendency/mental health concerns and the ecological protective factors for these vulnerable families. Methods Random sampling based on a sampling frame provided by one of the largest local social service organizations in Hong Kong led to the recruitment of 407 respondents who were interviewed using a battery of standardized questionnaires. Results The results showed that 30.6% and 11.5% of respondents reported a moderate and a severe level of psychological distress, respectively, almost double the percentages reported in a previous study conducted in Hong Kong before the COVID-19 outbreak. Around 36.6% of respondents indicated they had encountered financial problems and almost 40% indicated aggravated financial circumstances since the outbreak. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that financial stress was the strongest predictor of psychological distress. Structural equation modeling indicated that family support, indoor leisure activities and community resources significantly mediated the negative influence of COVID-19-related stressors on psychological distress of family members. Conclusion Family leisure activities, family support, community spirit and mutual help within the context of social-distancing restrictions may need to be promoted to benefit vulnerable families in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 epidemic.

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“…Generalization of our results may be challenging due to rural nature of the JS Cohort. A previous study conducted in China suggested that urban-born adolescents had better mental health and received higher social support [38], but the opposite was true in a Korean study [39]. Although the associations between urbanicity and psychosocial factors should be further investigated, the health effects of discrimination and social support might vary by urbanicity.…”

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Perceived Discrimination, Depression, and the Role of Perceived Social Support as an Effect Modifier in Korean Young Adults

Kim

Jung

Cho

et al. 2019

J Prev Med Public Health

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ObjectivesThe relationships among discrimination, social support, and mental health have mostly been studied in minorities, and relevant studies in the general population are lacking. We aimed to investigate associations between discrimination and depressive symptoms in Korean non-minority young adults, considering the role of social support.MethodsIn total, 372 participants who completed the psychological examinations conducted in the third wave of the Jangseong High School Cohort study were included. We used the Everyday Discrimination Scale to evaluate perceived discrimination and the Beck Depression Inventory-II to measure depressive symptoms. Social support was measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Multivariate linear regression was conducted to investigate associations between discrimination and depression, along with the effect modification of social support. We stratified the population by gender to investigate gender differences.ResultsPerceived discrimination was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (β=0.736, p<0.001), and social support was negatively associated with depression (β=-0.245, p<0.001). In men, support from friends was the most influential factor (β=-0.631, p=0.011), but no significant effect modification was found. In women, support from family was the most influential factor (β=-0.440, p=0.010), and women with higher familial support showed a significantly diminished association between discrimination and depression, unlike those with lower family support.ConclusionsDiscrimination perceived by individuals can lead to depressive symptoms in Korean young adults, and this relationship can may differ by gender and social support status.

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Differential impacts of social support on mental health: A comparison study of Chinese rural-to-urban migrant adolescents and their urban counterparts in Beijing, China

Cited by 14 publications

References 42 publications

Living Arrangements and Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Adolescents Who Migrate from Rural to Urban Schools: Mediating Effect of Social Support

Living Arrangements and Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Adolescents Who Migrate from Rural to Urban Schools: Mediating Effect of Social Support

Risk and resilience of vulnerable families in Hong Kong under the impact of COVID-19: an ecological resilience perspective

Perceived Discrimination, Depression, and the Role of Perceived Social Support as an Effect Modifier in Korean Young Adults

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