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.
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.
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.
关键词:
Family structure;Deviant behavior;Depression;Parental monitoring;School connectedness;Chinese adolescents
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.