Associations of individual social capital with subjective well-being and mental health among migrants: a survey from five cities in China

Zhu, Yongqing; Gao, Junling; Nie, Xin; Fu, Hua

doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihz041

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“…However, divergence persists in academic circles about how social capital affects mental health ( 22 ). Some scholars opined that cognitive social capital (social trust, for instance) and mental health are positively correlated, but that structural social capital (social network, for instance) is not significantly correlated with mental health ( 23 ).…”

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Social Integration as Mediator and Age as Moderator in Social Capital Affecting Mental Health of Internal Migrant Workers: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Zhou

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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The rise of migrant workers has been a unique social phenomenon as China goes through industrialization, urbanization, and modernization. They are a special social group formed during the economic and social transition of the country. Migration of rural labor has pushed China on its new path toward industrialization and urbanization. Because of the urban-rural dual system of the country, however, it is difficult for migrant workers to be fully integrated into host cities, making them susceptible to negative emotions and mental health issues. Therefore, their mental health is an issue of great volume in the domains of social undertakings, people's livelihood, and public health. However, existing studies have paid limited attention to the psychological profile of migrant workers and even less to the interplays among their social capital, social integration, and mental health. Targeting China's internal migrant workers, this article tapped the interactions among their social integration, social capital, and mental health with a sample of the cross-sectional data from the China Labor Dynamics Survey (CLDS) in 2018. Multi-group structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the moderating action of age by analyzing whether the mediation model differed significantly in the paths among young, middle-aged, and older migrant workers. The SEM based on bootstrapping suggested that, after controlling for the influence of gender, education, marital status, personal annual income, employer type, and self-rated health, migrant workers' social capital positively affect their mental health in a significant way, with social integration playing a mediating role. In terms of age difference, middle-aged migrant workers were more subject to the aforementioned mechanism than young ones, and young migrant workers were more affected by the mechanism than older ones. This study revealed different psycho-social interplays among social capital, social integration, and mental health across young, middle-aged, and elderly migrant workers. The findings could serve as an important theoretical reference and as practical guidance for improving policies concerning migrant workers' mental health and social benefits in the context of economic transition.

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Social Integration as Mediator and Age as Moderator in Social Capital Affecting Mental Health of Internal Migrant Workers: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Zhou

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…The utilization of basic public health services and community integration factors are essential facilitators of mental health education among elderly migrants [38][39][40][41]. This may be because health education is one of the main components of the National Basic Public Health Service Program, and elderly migrants who have heard of this service program are more familiar with the mental health education service participation process and policies.…”

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The current situation of mental health education and its influencing factors among the elderly migrant population in China: A cross-sectional study

Wang

Song

Fan

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Background Population mobility in China has increasingly included the middle-aged and elderly populations. Relatedly, the lack of mental health education among China's elderly migrant population is still an important but neglected problem. This study aims to understand the current situation of mental health education received by the elderly migrant population in China and to explore the related influencing factors. Methods This cross-sectional study included 5,729 elderly migrants who participated in the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey. The covariates included four components: demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, mobility factors, public health service utilization, and social integration factors. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test for single factors and a binary logistic regression model for multiple factors. Results A total of 1672 elderly migrants received mental health education, for an acceptance rate of 29.2%. Educational methods included promotional materials (paper, film, and television), bulletin boards/electronic displays, public health consultations, health-related lectures, individualized face-to-face consultations and community SMS/WeChat/websites, which had been accessed by 90.1%, 80.2%, 70.0%, 67.5%, 48.8%, and 39.4% of the sample, respectively. Regression analysis showed that the older migrant population who had an average monthly household income > 3000 CNY, self-rated their health as healthy, had chronic diseases, had heard of National Basic Public Health Services, had established health records, were willing to integrate into the local population, and were highly involved in the community were more likely to receive mental health education. Older migrants who were ≥ 70 years old, had an elementary school education or below, had difficulties in the local community, migrated ≥ 11 years prior, moved for their offspring, and moved across provinces were less likely to receive mental health education. Conclusions The elderly migrant population does not accept mental health education well, and the means of obtaining educational assistance are relatively limited. Mental health interventions should be tailored to the characteristics of the migrant elderly population to increase mental health literacy and meet their psychological needs.

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“…The existing literature has provided evidence that participation in social networks and social activities is beneficial for an individual’s subjective well-being [ 49 , 50 , 51 ]. The main channels of the network effect are through strengthening social cohesion and social participation to increase migrants’ confidence and to reduce their anxiety [ 14 , 52 ]. It can thereby narrow the happiness gap between the migrants and local city residents.…”

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Effects of Internet Adoption on Health and Subjective Well-Being of the Internal Migrants in China

Guo

Zhou

2022

IJERPH

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During the past decades, the number of rural–urban migrants has dramatically increased in China. Their well-being is important for social development and has attracted the attention of researchers. This paper adopts five waves of repeated cross-sectional datasets within a nine-year span, included in the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS 2010–2018), to evaluate the impacts and mechanisms of internet adoption on the health status and subjective well-being of rural–urban migrants. Empirical results suggest that there are significant positive correlations between internet adoption and health status as well as subjective well-being. The results of structural equation modeling suggest that the impact of the internet on well-being occurs through increasing, bridging, and bonding social capital for rural–urban migrants. The mediating impact of bonding social capital on subjective well-being is more prominent, while the mediating impact of bridging social capital on health is stronger. Furthermore, we have explored the heterogeneous effects across gender and education. This is an early study which investigates such an important topic in the context of the digital era.

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Associations of individual social capital with subjective well-being and mental health among migrants: a survey from five cities in China

Cited by 21 publications

References 45 publications

Social Integration as Mediator and Age as Moderator in Social Capital Affecting Mental Health of Internal Migrant Workers: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Social Integration as Mediator and Age as Moderator in Social Capital Affecting Mental Health of Internal Migrant Workers: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Approach

The current situation of mental health education and its influencing factors among the elderly migrant population in China: A cross-sectional study

Effects of Internet Adoption on Health and Subjective Well-Being of the Internal Migrants in China

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