The impact of perception of discrimination and sense of belonging on the loneliness of the children of Chinese migrant workers: a structural equation modeling analysis

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Guofang Ren²  Haiqin Zhang²  Yuncai Wang²  Xiaobo Yu²  Dongyang Liu¹ 

[1]Institute of Teacher Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, China

[2]School of Education, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, China

关键词: Children of migrant workers;    Loneliness;    Sense of belonging;    Perception of discrimination;   

Others  :  1135796
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-4458-8-52

 received in 2014-11-06, accepted in 2014-12-07,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

The children of migrant workers can experience several mental health problems after they enter the cities, among which, loneliness is the most prominent and the most common psychological problem. The current study aimed to examine the impact of discrimination perception on loneliness of migrant children, mainly focused on confirmation of the mediator role of sense of belonging.

Method

357 children of Chinese migrant workers were as participants involving in this research. Data were collected by using the Perception of Discrimination Scale, Sense of Belonging Instrument, and the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale.

Results

The results revealed that both perception of discrimination and sense of belonging were significantly correlated with loneliness of the children of migrant workers. Structural equation modeling indicated that sense of belonging partially mediated perception of discrimination to job loneliness.

Conclusions

Sense of belonging played a significant role in the relation between perception of discrimination and loneliness of the children of migrant workers.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Liu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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