Factors Associated with Reverse-Migration Separation Among a Cohort of Low-Income Chinese Immigrant Families in New York City
Factors Associated with Reverse-Migration Separation Among a Cohort of Low-Income Chinese Immigrant Families in New York City
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DOI：
10.1080/00981380802599174
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Taylor-Shih, Anna
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作者：
Kwong, Kenny;Chung, Henry;Taylor-Shih, Anna
对219名在纽约社区卫生中心接受产前和产后护理的中国移民妇女进行了一项调查，以考察将在美国出生的孩子送到中国由大家庭成员抚养，并在他们达到上学年龄时带回家的做法及其相关因素。结果表明，这种做法是常见的(57%)，并与某些母亲和家庭的社会人口学特征显著相关。还探讨了导致反向移徙分离的原因和可察觉到的影响。反向移徙分离对儿童发展或家庭动态的长期后果是未知的。在更大的低收入中国移民家庭样本上进行了进一步的研究，以探索这种做法的普遍性和后果。
A survey was administered to 219 Chinese immigrant women receiving prenatal and postnatal care in a community health center in New York City to examine the practice of and factors associated with reverse-migrationsending American-born children to China to be raised by extended family members, and bringing them back upon reaching school age. Results suggest that this practice was common (57%), and was significantly associated with certain maternal and family sociodemographic characteristics. Reasons leading to and perceived impact of reverse-migration separation were also explored. The long-term consequences of reverse-migration separation on child development or family dynamics are unknown. Further research is indicated on larger samples of low-income Chinese immigrant families to explore the prevalence and consequences of this practice.