Chinese first, woman second: Social media and the cultural identity of female immigrants

Chen, Yali; Tian, Hao; Chang, Jiang

doi:10.1080/12259276.2021.1873575

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“…It is plausible to consider that social media use and/or deriving social support from social media groups may differ across marginalized populations and ethnoracial groups. There are emerging findings that social media may create unique and important opportunities for individuals from minority groups to feel more connected to others [ 81 , 82 ]. Altogether, the measurement of social support, selection of suitable standardized measures, broader social support conceptualizations, and modern advances of social media introduced methodological considerations within the current study.…”

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Social support and C-reactive protein in a Québec population cohort of children and adolescents

Fairbank

McGrath²,

Henderson³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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ObjectiveRobust evidence exists for the health-enhancing benefits of social support in adults. Inflammatory processes are thought to be an important mechanism linking social support and health risk. Less is known about the relation between social support and chronic inflammation during childhood and adolescence, or when the association emerges during the lifespan.MethodData from the population-representative 1999 Quebec Child and Adolescent Health and Social (QCAHS) survey were analyzed. Youth aged 9, 13, and 16 years (N= 3613) and their parents answered questions about social support. A subsample (n= 2186) completed a fasting blood draw that was assayed for C-reactive protein (CRP).FindingsHigher social support was significantly associated with lower hs-CRPlog, after controlling for age, sex, body mass index (BMI Z-score), medication use, puberty, ethnoracial status (French-Canadian), smoking, household income, and parental education (F= 25.88,p= < .001, TotalR2adj= 10.2%). The association was largely similar for boys and girls, and strengthened with age.ConclusionGreater social support was linked to lower chronic low-grade inflammation in a large sample of children and adolescents. Effect sizes were small and consistent with prior findings in the adult literature. Importantly, these findings provide evidence that the relation between social support and inflammation emerges early in the lifespan. Future work should consider broader, more encompassing conceptualizations of social support, the role of social media, and prospective trajectories of social support and inflammatory markers.

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confidence: 99%

Social support and C-reactive protein in a Québec population cohort of children and adolescents

Fairbank

McGrath²,

Henderson³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…Among Chinese migrants, the WeChat platform serves as a central hub for the Chinese diasporic media facilitating the maintenance of emotional ties of kinship and friendship with mainland China. By facilitating most formats of interpersonal communication, WeChat also enables the integration of Chinese migrants into a global digital diaspora that has become a source of emotional safety, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 23 ]. Under the changing COVID restrictions, digital communication tools like WeChat could reach broader potential participants more efficiently.…”

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Experiences of peripartum depressive symptoms among Chinese middle-class migrant women in the Netherlands: a qualitative study of migrant motherhood

Shan,

Saharso,

Henrichs

2023

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background A low educational level and poor economic status have repeatedly been identified as the main risk factors of peripartum depression among migrant women in existing studies. However, there is limited knowledge about a group of highly educated and middle-class migrant women, and how this group of migrant women deals with those risks and which protective factors facilitate a successful transition into motherhood in the host country. This study aims to shed light on the multifaceted psychosocial challenges during the peripartum period for Chinese migrant women in their relationships with intimate partners, mothers, and mothers-in-law. Methods In this qualitative study, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted digitally with 46 pregnant and postpartum middle-class Chinese migrant women with peripartum depressive symptoms in the Netherlands. The interview data were analyzed using content analysis. Results The multifaceted psychosocial challenges for women with peripartum depressive symptoms were classified into three key categories: the ambivalence towards different mothering values, perceived inadequate and mismatching social support and adverse childhood experiences. Conclusion Well-educated middle-class Chinese migrant women with peripartum depressive symptoms faced challenges in the transition into motherhood due to the unmet self-expectations regarding the pursuit of a good quality of life and a happy motherhood. The nurturing intimate relationships and adequate social support in the host country have mitigated recollections of their adverse childhood experiences. Future prevention programs and postpartum care should consider the contextual specificity based on the childhood history. International mental health research should pay more attention to the growing and potentially vulnerable group of well-educated middle-class migrant women.

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“…Social media expands immigrants' social networks and communities [51]. It provides an essential exchange of information for immigrants' cross-cultural adaptation and helps them maintain a stable cross-immigrant identity [52].…”

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Embedded Coexistence: Social Adaptation of Chinese Female White-Collar Workers in Japan

Liu

Chen

2023

Sustainability

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In Japan, Chinese female white-collar workers have emerged as a rapidly growing social group. Unlike traditional female migrants, high-skilled women exhibit more autonomy and strategy in their interactions with mainstream society. Traditional immigrant theories do not apply to their patterns of social adaptation. The paper draws on qualitative research with 38 Chinese female white-collar workers working in Tokyo after graduating from Japanese colleges. It illustrates their performance and strategies in adapting to Japanese society and explores how their decision-making process is shaped. The findings show that they exhibit a selective adaptation: They self-identify as “permanent sojourners”—they are eclectic, but inclined to maintain a cultural cognition ordered around their homeland culture, and they have multiple contacts across ethnic groups and reserve cultural differences in social interactions. Furthermore, this mode of adaptation results from the interaction of three factors: individual rational choice, the mutual pressure of the in-group and the out-group, and the national policies and historical issues between China and Japan. This paper argues that the migration patterns of different migrant groups should be interpreted in light of the subjectivity of migrants, taking into account their initiative, human capital, gender, and ethnicity. This study enriches the study of international female migration and adds to the practical research on social adaptation patterns among immigrants.

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Chinese first, woman second: Social media and the cultural identity of female immigrants

Cited by 10 publications

References 50 publications

Social support and C-reactive protein in a Québec population cohort of children and adolescents

Social support and C-reactive protein in a Québec population cohort of children and adolescents

Experiences of peripartum depressive symptoms among Chinese middle-class migrant women in the Netherlands: a qualitative study of migrant motherhood

Embedded Coexistence: Social Adaptation of Chinese Female White-Collar Workers in Japan

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