Migrant parents and the psychological well-being of leftbehind children in South-East Asia
Migrant parents and the psychological well-being of leftbehind children in South-East Asia
Several million children currently live in transnational families, yet little is known about impacts on their health. We investigate the psychological well-being of left-behind children in four Southeast Asian countries. Data are drawn from the CHAMPSEA study. Caregiver reports from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) are used to examine differences among children under age 12 by the migration status of their household (N = 3,876). We find no general pattern across the four study countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Multivariate models show that children of migrant fathers in Indonesia and Thailand are more likely to have poor psychological well-being, compared to children in nonmigrant households. This finding is not replicated for the Philippines or Vietnam. The paper concludes by arguing for more contextualized understandings.
asian/pacific islander families, childhood/
children, cross-national, immigration/migrant families, mental health/well-being
763-787
Graham, Elspeth
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Jordan, Lucy P.
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15 July 2011
Graham, Elspeth
44e94ad4-8fbe-485e-9353-6a83af3c33f7
Jordan, Lucy P.
3777351d-b226-43dd-9f6b-388481e5f1d3
Graham, Elspeth and Jordan, Lucy P.
(2011)
Migrant parents and the psychological well-being of leftbehind children in South-East Asia.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 73, .
(doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00844.x).
Abstract
Several million children currently live in transnational families, yet little is known about impacts on their health. We investigate the psychological well-being of left-behind children in four Southeast Asian countries. Data are drawn from the CHAMPSEA study. Caregiver reports from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) are used to examine differences among children under age 12 by the migration status of their household (N = 3,876). We find no general pattern across the four study countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Multivariate models show that children of migrant fathers in Indonesia and Thailand are more likely to have poor psychological well-being, compared to children in nonmigrant households. This finding is not replicated for the Philippines or Vietnam. The paper concludes by arguing for more contextualized understandings.
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Published date: 15 July 2011
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asian/pacific islander families, childhood/
children, cross-national, immigration/migrant families, mental health/well-being
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/193175
ISSN: 0022-2445
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