Family and job microsystems as mediators between social integration and depression among rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: does having sons make a difference?
Guanghui Shen,
Jiayi Tang,
Juan Fang
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundRural-to-urban migrant workers are a vulnerable group at risk of developing depression. Based on the social-ecological systems theory, this study investigates the impact of the lack of social integration on depression, considering the mediating roles of migrant workers’ microsystems (family happiness and job burnout). Additionally, the study explores whether having sons influences these associations.MethodsThe sample of 4,618 rural-to-urban migrant workers was obtained from the 2018 wave of the China… Show more
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