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dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology-
dc.creatorChen, J-
dc.creatorLi, Z-
dc.creatorXu, D-
dc.creatorWu, X-
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-27T06:36:10Z-
dc.date.available2019-06-27T06:36:10Z-
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/80861-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMolecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)en_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0)(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) .en_US
dc.rightsThe following publication Chen, J.; Li, Z.; Xu, D.; Wu, X. Effects of Neighborhood Discrimination Towards Mainland Immigrants on Mental Health in Hong Kong. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1025 is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16061025en_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectFamily functionen_US
dc.subjectHKPSSDen_US
dc.subjectImmigrantsen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectNeighborhooden_US
dc.titleEffects of neighborhood discrimination towards mainland immigrants on mental health in Hong Kongen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.volume16-
dc.identifier.issue6-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph16061025-
dcterms.abstractUsing data from a representative sample of Chinese adults who were surveyed in the Hong Kong Panel Study of Social Dynamics (HKPSSD), we estimate the effects of neighborhood discrimination towards immigrants from Mainland China on the mental health of Chinese residents in Hong Kong. Contrary to our expectations, discrimination towards immigrants from Mainland China measured at the neighborhood level is not associated with the poor mental health of post-1997 immigrants; instead, a higher level of immigrant discrimination is associated with a lower level of psychological distress for both post-1997 Mainland immigrants and other Chinese residents in Hong Kong. A functional family also appears to be a consistent predictor of better mental health for both groups. Our findings, therefore, suggest that immigrant discrimination can signify a prejudice that leads to social distance or avoidance and that the post-1997 Mainland immigrants do not have extensive contact with other local residents in Hong Kong. Although local residents’ discriminatory attitudes may not result in aggressive behaviors that have a negative impact on newcomers’ mental health, the social distance between the immigrants and the local residents is still an issue that requires further research and practical attention.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationInternational journal of environmental research and public health, 2019, v. 16, no. 6, 1025-
dcterms.isPartOfInternational journal of environmental research and public health-
dcterms.issued2019-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85063603637-
dc.identifier.pmid30897849-
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601-
dc.identifier.artn1025-
dc.description.validate201906 bcma-
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dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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