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Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development 1/2019

07-07-2018 | Original Article

Economic Pressure and Loneliness in Migrant Children in China: The Mediating Roles of Parent–Child Communication and Parental Warmth

Auteurs: Liuhua Ying, Qing Yan, Xin Shen, Xuji Jia, Chongde Lin

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 1/2019

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Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to examine the mediating roles of parent–child communication and parental warmth in the relationship between economic pressure and loneliness in a sample of migrant children in China. A total of 437 participants were selected from two public schools for migrant children in Zhejiang Province, China. All participants were asked to complete four measures, including the Perceived Economic Strain Scale, the Parent–Child Communication Questionnaire, the Parental Warmth Scale, and the Children’s Loneliness Scale. The results showed that economic pressure was positively and directly related to loneliness. Furthermore, parent–child communication and parental warmth partially mediated the relationship between economic pressure and loneliness in migrant children. Thus, parent–child communication and parental warmth play important roles in reducing the negative effect of economic pressure on loneliness in migrant children.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Economic Pressure and Loneliness in Migrant Children in China: The Mediating Roles of Parent–Child Communication and Parental Warmth
Auteurs
Liuhua Ying
Qing Yan
Xin Shen
Xuji Jia
Chongde Lin
Publicatiedatum
07-07-2018
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-018-0827-3

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