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Title: | Effect of generational status on child well-being : mediating effects of social support and residential instability | Authors: | Chan, KL Lo, R |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Source: | International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019, v. 16, no. 3, 435, p. 1-10 | Abstract: | Children in migrant families often encounter difficulties that have great impacts on their health. However, there is a lack of research to examine generational status and child health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study compared the HRQoL of children, aged 3 to 19 years, born in Hong Kong to mainland parents with second- and third-or-higher-generation children; and explores the mediating effects of residential instability and of social support on the association between generational status and HRQoL. A sample comprised 4807 reports on children (mean age = 7.47 years) in Hong Kong was analyzed. Significantly lower HRQoL related to physical functioning was observed among children in migrant families. Association between generational status and child HRQoL was mediated by commute time between home and school, frequency of moving home, and social support. Findings lend utility to addressing similar issues amongst other developmental immigrant populations. | Keywords: | Child health Generation Migration Quality of life Social support |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) | Journal: | International journal of environmental research and public health | EISSN: | 1660-4601 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16030435 | Rights: | © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The following publication Chan, K. L., & Lo, R. (2019). Effect of generational status on child well-being: mediating effects of social support and residential instability. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(3), 435, 10 pages is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16030435 |
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