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02-04-2024 | Empirical Research

Parental Migration Trajectories From Childhood Through Adolescence: Longitudinal Impact on Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Chinese Adolescents

Auteurs: Mengshi Li, Yunfei Qiu, Yuwen Xia, Dantong Li, Gege Ma, Shang Ma, Jingxu Zhang, Xiaoli Wang

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 6/2024

Abstract

It is estimated that there are about 23% of all children in China experiencing parental migration and being left behind at hometown. Existing research indicated a significant association between parental migration and children development but overlooked the dynamic changes in family structure caused by parental migration. In this study, data was derived from a nationally representative longitudinal survey—the China Family Panel Studies. The main analyses employed four waves of data (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018) and included 1401 adolescents aged 10–15 years (Mean:12.35, SD:1.67; 54.2% female). Six typical trajectories of parental migration capturing both migration status at each timepoint and changes in the status across six years were created. Children’s depression and internalizing problems and externalizing problems were concerned outcomes. The mediating roles of the caregiver-child interaction and caregiver’s depression were examined. Adolescents in the trajectory group described as experiencing transitions between being left behind by both parents and non had a higher risk of depression and internalizing and externalizing problems. Caregivers’ depression was a significant mediator between parental migration and adolescent depression.

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Titel: Parental Migration Trajectories From Childhood Through Adolescence: Longitudinal Impact on Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Chinese Adolescents
Auteurs: Mengshi Li
Yunfei Qiu
Yuwen Xia
Dantong Li
Gege Ma
Shang Ma
Jingxu Zhang
Xiaoli Wang
Publicatiedatum: 02-04-2024
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 6/2024
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-01976-x

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