caa a22 4500 445849290 CHVBK 20180317145408.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10597-009-9278-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10597-009-9278-4 Discrimination, Perceived Social Inequity, and Mental Health Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China [Elektronische Daten] [Danhua Lin, Xiaoming Li, Bo Wang, Yan Hong, Xiaoyi Fang, Xiong Qin, Bonita Stanton] Status-based discrimination and inequity have been associated with the process of migration, especially with economics-driven internal migration. However, their association with mental health among economy-driven internal migrants in developing countries is rarely assessed. This study examines discriminatory experiences and perceived social inequity in relation to mental health status among rural-to-urban migrants in China. Cross-sectional data were collected from 1,006 rural-to-urban migrants in 2004-2005 in Beijing, China. Participants reported their perceptions and experiences of being discriminated in daily life in urban destination and perceived social inequity. Mental health was measured using the symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90). Multivariate analyses using general linear model were performed to test the effect of discriminatory experience and perceived social inequity on mental health. Experience of discrimination was positively associated with male gender, being married at least once, poorer health status, shorter duration of migration, and middle range of personal income. Likewise, perceived social inequity was associated with poorer health status, higher education attainment, and lower personal income. Multivariate analyses indicate that both experience of discrimination and perceived social inequity were strongly associated with mental health problems of rural-to-urban migrants. Experience of discrimination in daily life and perceived social inequity have a significant influence on mental health among rural-to-urban migrants. The findings underscore the needs to reduce public or societal discrimination against rural-to-urban migrants, to eliminate structural barriers (i.e., dual household registrations) for migrants to fully benefit from the urban economic development, and to create a positive atmosphere to improve migrant's psychological well-being. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2009 China nationallicence Rural-to-urban migrants nationallicence Discrimination nationallicence Perceived social inequity nationallicence Mental health nationallicence SCL-90 nationallicence Lin Danhua Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, China aut Li Xiaoming The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4707 St. Antoine Street, Suite W534, 48201-2196, Detroit, MI, USA aut Wang Bo Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, 39406, Hattiesburg, MS, USA aut Hong Yan Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A & M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA aut Fang Xiaoyi Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, China aut Qin Xiong Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics School of Humanities Sciences, Nanchang, China aut Stanton Bonita The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4707 St. Antoine Street, Suite W534, 48201-2196, Detroit, MI, USA aut Community Mental Health Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 47/2(2011-04-01), 171-180 0010-3853 47:2<171 2011 47 10597 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9278-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9278-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lin Danhua Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Li Xiaoming The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4707 St. Antoine Street, Suite W534, 48201-2196, Detroit, MI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wang Bo Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, 39406, Hattiesburg, MS, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hong Yan Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A & M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fang Xiaoyi Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Qin Xiong Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics School of Humanities Sciences, Nanchang, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stanton Bonita The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4707 St. Antoine Street, Suite W534, 48201-2196, Detroit, MI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Community Mental Health Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 47/2(2011-04-01), 171-180 0010-3853 47:2<171 2011 47 10597 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer