摘要：
Many studies in Western societies show a pattern of discriminative grandparental investment as follows: maternal grandmothers (MGMs) > maternal grandfathers (MGFs) > paternal grandmothers (PGMs) > paternal grandfathers (PGFs). This pattern is in line with the expectation from evolutionary reasoning. Yet whether or not this pattern applies in China is in question. The present study was based on a questionnaire survey at a university in Central China (N = 1,195). Results show that (1) when grandparent-grandchild residential distance during grandchildren's childhood is controlled, in the case of grandsons and granddaughters as a whole and granddaughters only, both grandparental caregiving and grandchildren's emotional closeness to grandparents display a rank order of MGM > MGF > PGM > PGF, but in the case of grandsons only, this order is not statistically significant. (2) There are stable relationships between grandparental caregiving/grandchildren's emotional closeness and residential distance/similarity in appearance. (3) The effects of residential distance on either PGFs' or PGMs' caregiving exceed those on either MGFs' or MGMs'. (4) The PGF and PGM prefer grandsons to granddaughters in their caregiving, whereas the MGF and MGM do not have a sex preference, and (5) the fact that the PGF and PGM invest more in grandsons than in granddaughters does not depend on grandsons' duration of living in a rural area. Our results suggest that (1) in general, the Chinese display a pattern of differential grandparental investment predicted by an evolutionary perspective, (2) the evolutionary perspective that combines the two factors of paternal uncertainty and sex-specific reproductive strategies is applicable to grandparental investment in China, and (3) the traditional son-preference culture also plays some role in affecting grandparental investment in China, though the roles of culture and urban-rural cultural difference should not be exaggerated.
期刊：
Public Personnel Management,2024年 ISSN：0091-0260
通讯作者：
Wang, Y
作者机构：
[Zheng, Guanghuai] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Sociol, Dept Social Work, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Ma, Mingzi; Wu, Zexin] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Sociol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Wang, Yean] Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Social Dev & Publ Policy, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Wang, Y ] B;Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Social Dev & Publ Policy, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.
关键词：
public virtue;ethical leadership;psychological empowerment;enforcement style;public service motivation
摘要：
Public Personnel Management, Ahead of Print. <br/>Public virtues can help street-level bureaucracies reflect and respond to the shortcomings in current public administration. According to the public virtue approach, this research identifies the key role of ethical leadership in improving the enforcement of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs). By promoting subordinates’ psychological empowerment, ethical leadership is significantly and positively correlated with facilitation, accommodation, and legal style. Public service motivation and organizational citizenship behavior moderate the above processes in diverse ways. This research calls for bringing public virtue back to street-level practices, and particularly for educating and encouraging the public sector about ethical leadership that will provide values, guidance, and empower SLBs to exercise virtue.
期刊：
Health Sociology Review,2023年32(2):179-197 ISSN：1446-1242
通讯作者：
Junfeng Jiang
作者机构：
[Jiang, Junfeng] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Sociol, 152 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Junfeng Jiang] S;School of Sociology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
关键词：
Internal migrants;basic public health services;social cohesion;SES;China
摘要：
Social cohesion and socioeconomic status (SES) have been widely considered important factors influencing health services utilisation, but little is known about the association between social cohesion and health services utilisation across different SES groups. Based on a nationally representative survey, this study explores the influence of social cohesion on basic public health services utilisation in Chinese internal migrants at different SES levels. It is observed that objective and subjective cohesion forms have different effects on health record establishment and health education receipt. The positive effect of objective cohesion on health services utilisation is significantly larger than that of subjective cohesion, but two cohesion forms show similar effect sizes on health services utilisation among poor-SES migrants. With the promotion of SES, the effect size of objective cohesion gradually increases while that of subjective cohesion declines, showing a distribution of 'scissors gap'. For basic public health services utilisation, migrants not only have the agency to receive but are constrained by their SES. For migrants with poor SES, strong structural constraints hinder the utilisation of basic public health services.
期刊：
Child & Family Social Work,2023年 ISSN：1356-7500
通讯作者：
Chen, W
作者机构：
[Jin, Xiaohong] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Sociol, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Chen, Wei] Zhongnan Univ Econ & Law, Sch Philosophy, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Wu, Yuning] Wayne State Univ, Dept Criminol & Criminal Justice, Detroit, MI USA.;[Chen, Wei; Chen, W] Zhongnan Univ Econ & Law, Sch Philosophy, Wuhan 430073, Hubei, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Chen, W ] Z;Zhongnan Univ Econ & Law, Sch Philosophy, Wuhan 430073, Hubei, Peoples R China.
关键词：
deviant behaviour;deviant peers;general strain theory;left-behind children;social bond
摘要：
This study aims to examine the effects of strain, social control and learning variables on the likelihood of deviant behaviour among left-behind children (thereafter LBC) and non-left-behind children (thereafter NLBC) in China. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 380 LBC and 656 NLBC in elementary and middle schools in three cities of Hubei Province, China. Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess whether LBC and NLBC differ in deviant behaviour and three main groups of correlates of deviance that reflect strain, social control and learning. LBC were less likely than NLBC to commit deviant behaviour. LBC with greater family attachment and school bond were less likely to engage in deviance, whereas NLBC with more academic difficulty and bullying victimization were more inclined to conduct deviant acts. Having deviant peers increased both LBC's and NLBC's probability of committing deviant behaviour. A combination of factors related to strain, social control and learning theories explains Chinese children's deviance. It is important to promote the healthy development of LBC by enhancing family and school bonds and reducing deviant associations.
作者机构：
[Yang, Yinmei] Zhengzhou Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, Zhengzhou, Henan, Peoples R China.;[Jiang, Junfeng] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Sociol, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Jiang, Junfeng] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Sociol, 152 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Junfeng Jiang] S;School of Sociology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
关键词：
Chinese adolescents;Depression;Deviant behavior;Family structure;Parental monitoring;School connectedness
摘要：
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the specific pathway of family structure on adolescent health. Study design: This was a cross-sectional study.Methods: We examined the influence of family structure on adolescent deviant behavior and depression, as well as the mediation roles of parental monitoring and school connectedness, using the multivariate regression and Karlson-Holm-Breen mediation models.Results: Compared with adolescents in intact families, those in non-intact families showed more deviant behaviors and depression. Parental monitoring and school connectedness appeared to be two important pathways from family structure to deviant behavior and depression. In addition, urban and female ad-olescents in non-intact families showed more deviant behaviors and depression than their rural and male counterparts, respectively. Furthermore, adolescents in reconstituted families showed more deviant behaviors than those in single-parent families.Conclusions: The behavioral and mental health of adolescents in single-parent or reconstituted families deserves more attention, and interventions should be actively conducted at both family and school level to improve adolescent health.(c) 2023 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
