Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
Volume 26, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 308-327

Parental emotional warmth and identity integration among Chinese migrant adolescents: The role of hope (Article)

Ni S. , Chui C.H.-K.* , Ji X. , Li H. , Chan L.-W.C.
  • a Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, China
  • b The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • c The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • d Tsinghua University, China
  • e The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Abstract

Literature has established that migration processes have significant effects on the mental and psychological health of migrant children and adolescents. Yet, little is known of the effects of family dynamics and individual characteristics on rural-to-urban migrant adolescents’ psychological adjustment in the context of China. Using a cross-sectional questionnaire-based research design, this article examines the relationship between perceived parental emotional warmth, identity integration and hope among a group of Chinese migrant adolescents. Of a sample of 1,345 Chinese migrant adolescents, between 11 and 19 years old, we found that perceived parental emotional warmth was significantly associated with identity integration, and that hope partially mediated the relationship between parental emotional warmth and identity integration. The implications of the findings for migrant adolescents’ psychological adjustment in receiving communities are discussed. © Scalabrini Migration Center 2017.

Author Keywords

China Migration Identity Integration Adolescents Parental emotional warmth

Index Keywords

internal migration China young population Asian immigrant health impact rural-urban migration parental care psychology mental health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044034665&doi=10.1177%2f0117196817728623&partnerID=40&md5=ec2d88aec6728225969a482acc9c29a8
DOI: 10.1177/0117196817728623
ISSN: 01171968
Original Language: English