Father's Migration and Leaving the Parental Home in Rural Mozambique.
Father's Migration and Leaving the Parental Home in Rural Mozambique.
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10.1111/jomf.12295
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发表时间：
2016-08
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Agadjanian V
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作者：
Chae S;Hayford SR;Agadjanian V
Migration is an increasingly common demographic phenomenon and has important implications for the well-being of family members left behind. Although extensive research has examined the impact of parental labor migration on school-age children, less is known about its effect on adolescents. In this study, the authors used longitudinal survey data collected in rural Mozambique (N = 515) to assess the association between father's migration and adolescent children's leaving the parental home, an important component of the transition to adulthood. The results showed that father's migration delays home-leaving for adolescent girls and that these effects are not mediated by school enrollment. The results for boys were inconclusive. The authors also found that remittances and longer durations of paternal migration were negatively associated with the transition out of the home. On the basis of the findings, they argue that father's migration delays girls’ marriage.
