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Young Floating Population in City: How Outsiderness Influences Self-Esteem of Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in China?

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  • Bo Zhou

    (Public Administration School, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
    School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China)

  • Yumeng Zhong

    (School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China)

Abstract

While scholars note that rural-to-urban migrant children in China tend to have worse mental health than urban-born children, insufficient attention has been paid to understanding this mechanism beyond the Hukou system and the urban-rural dual structure. Using data from China’s Nine-City Survey of Migrant Children, this study reveals that perceptions of being a temporary visitor and an outsider in the city have strong negative effects on migrant children’s self-esteem. Regression analysis shows that migrant children sharing a kitchen with other families, studying in migrant-sponsored schools instead of regular schools for local children and perceiving discrimination from local peers tend to have lower self-esteem.

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  • Bo Zhou & Yumeng Zhong, 2022. "Young Floating Population in City: How Outsiderness Influences Self-Esteem of Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in China?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1863-:d:743850
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    Cited by:

    1. Qianxi Zhang & Xinkai Wang & Yat Ming Loo & Wu Deng & Weixuan Chen & Mindong Ni & Ling Cheng, 2023. "Towards Child-Friendly Streetscape in Migrant Workers’ Communities in China: A Social–Ecological Design Framework," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-26, September.
    2. Ru Chen & Xin Chen, 2023. "Latent Profile Analysis of the Positive Development of Migrant Adolescents: the Roles of Family Capital and Resilience," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 16(4), pages 1733-1754, August.

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