Danhua Lin|Xiaoming Li|Bo Wang|Yan Hong|Xiaoyi Fang|Qingrong Xiong|Bonita Stanton
Discrimination, Perceived Social Inequity, and Mental Health Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China
Beijing Normal University|Wayne State University|University of Southern Mississippi|Texas A&M Health Science Center|Beijing Normal University|Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics|Wayne State University
statusbased discrimination inequity associated process migration especially economicsdriven internal migration however association mental health among economydriven internal migrants developing countries rarely assessed study examines discriminatory experiences perceived social inequity relation mental health status among ruraltourban migrants china crosssectional data collected 1006 ruraltourban migrants 20042005 beijing china participants reported perceptions experiences discriminated daily life urban destination perceived social inequity mental health measured using symptom checklist90 scl90 multivariate analyses using general linear model performed test effect discriminatory experience perceived social inequity mental health experience discrimination positively associated male gender married least poorer health status shorter duration migration middle range personal income likewise perceived social inequity associated poorer health status higher education attainment lower personal income multivariate analyses indicate experience discrimination perceived social inequity strongly associated mental health problems ruraltourban migrants experience discrimination daily life perceived social inequity significant influence mental health among ruraltourban migrants findings underscore needs reduce public societal discrimination ruraltourban migrants eliminate structural barriers ie dual household registrations migrants fully benefit urban economic development create positive atmosphere improve migrants psychological wellbeing