Impact of Second-Parent Migration on Student Academic Performance in Northwest China and its Implications
In: The journal of development studies, Band 56, Heft 8, S. 1523-1540
ISSN: 1743-9140
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 56, Heft 8, S. 1523-1540
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: China economic review, Band 52, S. 111-125
ISSN: 1043-951X
In: The developing economies: the journal of the Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, Japan, Band 57, Heft 1, S. 3-35
ISSN: 1746-1049
This research uses a mixed‐methods analysis to examine how being left behind impacts the cognition/education, nutrition, and mental health outcomes of children in rural China. We find that parental migration increases household income and decreases care, and these impacts vary according to location, socioeconomic status, and age. We also find that families generally recognize these impacts. Our findings offer a more general view of the effects of being left behind on childhood outcomes than previous research, which often used small sample sizes from limited geographic areas or age ranges. Although our research focuses on China, the findings are relevant to other developing nations where working‐age individuals often migrate domestically or internationally in search of work, such as Mexico and the Philippines.