Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in China
Young migrants have been the major migrant labor force in urban China. But they may be more vulnerable in quality of life and mental health than other groups, due to their personal characteristic and some social/community policies or management measures. It highlights the need to focus on psychologi...
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| author | Yi-Chen Chiang Meijie Chu Yuchen Zhao Xian Li An Li Chun-Yang Lee Shao-Chieh Hsueh Shuoxun Zhang |
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| description | Young migrants have been the major migrant labor force in urban China. But they may be more vulnerable in quality of life and mental health than other groups, due to their personal characteristic and some social/community policies or management measures. It highlights the need to focus on psychological wellbeing and probe driving and reinforcing factors that influence their mental health. This study aimed to investigate the influence of subjective/objective status and possible pathways of young migrants’ life satisfaction and psychological distress. Data on 9838 young migrants in the China Migrants Dynamic Survey were analyzed by LISREL 8.8. A total of 94.03% migrated for jobs or business. Subjective status, including subjective socioeconomic status, social adaptation, and psychological integration, had positive effects on life satisfaction, whereas social adaptation and psychological integration negatively affected psychological distress. Objective status, including objective socioeconomic status and health insurance, had adverse effects on life satisfaction, whereas they positively affected psychological distress. Social participation and city belonging had only significant positive mediating roles on life satisfaction. It is essential to increase social adaptation and decrease integration stress according to younger internal migrants’ practical needs. It is also necessary to enhance community/social resources and activities in the context of developing sustainability in the community to assist in mental health promotion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d80d413b667428da85c07f270c9668d2022-12-21T20:40:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-05-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.612317612317Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in ChinaYi-Chen Chiang0Meijie Chu1Yuchen Zhao2Xian Li3An Li4Chun-Yang Lee5Shao-Chieh Hsueh6Shuoxun Zhang7State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaSchool of International Business, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou, ChinaInstitute of Economics, School of Economics and Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Finance at School of Economics and Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaYoung migrants have been the major migrant labor force in urban China. But they may be more vulnerable in quality of life and mental health than other groups, due to their personal characteristic and some social/community policies or management measures. It highlights the need to focus on psychological wellbeing and probe driving and reinforcing factors that influence their mental health. This study aimed to investigate the influence of subjective/objective status and possible pathways of young migrants’ life satisfaction and psychological distress. Data on 9838 young migrants in the China Migrants Dynamic Survey were analyzed by LISREL 8.8. A total of 94.03% migrated for jobs or business. Subjective status, including subjective socioeconomic status, social adaptation, and psychological integration, had positive effects on life satisfaction, whereas social adaptation and psychological integration negatively affected psychological distress. Objective status, including objective socioeconomic status and health insurance, had adverse effects on life satisfaction, whereas they positively affected psychological distress. Social participation and city belonging had only significant positive mediating roles on life satisfaction. It is essential to increase social adaptation and decrease integration stress according to younger internal migrants’ practical needs. It is also necessary to enhance community/social resources and activities in the context of developing sustainability in the community to assist in mental health promotion.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.612317/fullsubjective/objective statuscity belongingsocial participationpsychological distresslife satisfactionyoung internal migrants |
| spellingShingle | Yi-Chen Chiang Meijie Chu Yuchen Zhao Xian Li An Li Chun-Yang Lee Shao-Chieh Hsueh Shuoxun Zhang Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in China Frontiers in Psychology subjective/objective status city belonging social participation psychological distress life satisfaction young internal migrants |
| title | Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in China |
| title_full | Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in China |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in China |
| title_short | Influence of Subjective/Objective Status and Possible Pathways of Young Migrants’ Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress in China |
| title_sort | influence of subjective objective status and possible pathways of young migrants life satisfaction and psychological distress in china |
| topic | subjective/objective status city belonging social participation psychological distress life satisfaction young internal migrants |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.612317/full |
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