Parental Migration and Children’s Problem Behaviours in Rural China
Testing an Integrative Theoretical Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8402011 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaojin Chen (0000-0002-4735-7467, Tulane University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1592-1611 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azab028 |
| OpenAlex | W3159167112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 59 |
This study aims to investigate the social mechanism underlying the associations between parental migration and left-behind children’s delinquent and deviant behaviours in rural China. Using a middle school student sample, our results reveal that the effects of parental migration on children’s delinquency differ across caretaking arrangements. Specifically, compared with children living with non-migrant parents, those cared for by a remaining father (with a mother migrated) or by one grandparent (with both parents migrated) had weaker bonding with primary caretakers and schools, which led to delinquency and deviance directly or indirectly through more frequent association with deviant peers. In contrast, children living with a remaining mother or with two grandparents did not differ significantly from those living with non-migrant parents
China · Developmental psychology · Deviance (statistics) · Geography · Grandparent · Juvenile delinquency · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 3,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |