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Promoting Psychosocial Adjustments of Cross-Border Students in Hong Kong: A Resilience and Social Capital Framework
by
Qiaobing Wu
Qiaobing Wu
Dr. Qiaobing Wu is Associate Head and Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Social The in [...]
Dr. Qiaobing Wu is Associate Head and Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University. She received her PhD in Social Work and Master’s degree in Public
Health from the University of Southern California, and her Bachelor’s degree in
Law from Peking University. Her primary area of research centers on the health
and well-being of children and youths, particularly in the context of
migration. Her current research focuses on the resilience and mental health of
migrant youth across different countries in both the Eastern and Western
contexts, education and psychological well-being of migrant and left-behind
children in mainland China as a consequence of the large-scale rural-urban
migration, identity and health-related outcomes of children and youth resulting
from the cross-border migration between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, and
the influences of migration policy, welfare boundary and social integration on
the health-related quality of life of children from immigrant families. She
also serves as a board member or advisory committee member for various
governmental or social service agencies and professional societies.
and
Hui Qiu
Hui Qiu *
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080650 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 12 May 2024
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Revised: 19 July 2024
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Accepted: 23 July 2024
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Published: 27 July 2024
Abstract
Nearly 28,000 children, ranging from kindergarten to secondary-school age, commute between mainland China and Hong Kong for education on a daily basis. They are known as cross-border students (CBS)—those who legally hold permanent Hong Kong citizenship and attend schools in Hong Kong, but reside in mainland China, a unique population in the context of cross-border migration. Social media has reported various challenges faced by CBS, but systematic research on this population is limited. This study proposes a resilience and social capital framework to understand the psychosocial adjustments of CBS when faced with different levels of adversities. Using data from a cross-sectional survey of 445 CBS, this study examines how family and community social capital promote the self-esteem, mental well-being, happiness, and life satisfaction of CBS through individual resilience in the face of single and multiple adversities. The results of structural equation modelling suggest that family social capital serves as a significant promotive and protective factor for the self-esteem, mental well-being, happiness, and life satisfaction of CBS in the presence of both single and multiple adversities, while community social capital can promote only mental well-being of CBS in the presence of single or no adversity. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings for researchers, parents, and service professionals are also discussed.
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Wu, Q.; Qiu, H.
Promoting Psychosocial Adjustments of Cross-Border Students in Hong Kong: A Resilience and Social Capital Framework. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 650.
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080650
AMA Style
Wu Q, Qiu H.
Promoting Psychosocial Adjustments of Cross-Border Students in Hong Kong: A Resilience and Social Capital Framework. Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(8):650.
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080650
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Wu, Qiaobing, and Hui Qiu.
2024. "Promoting Psychosocial Adjustments of Cross-Border Students in Hong Kong: A Resilience and Social Capital Framework" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 8: 650.
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080650
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