Finding the link of acculturation: the impact of perceived neighbourhood-level residential environment on mental health among rural-to-urban migrants in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mental health of migrants living in the post-migration urban environment poses a significant public health challenge in both developed and developing economies. Few empirical studies attempted to disentangle the influence pathways that acculturation might produce the link between the residential environment and health effects.

Methods

Data from 385 migrants was collected using a multi-stage stratified sampling method from 25 communities in Yiwu, China. We used a multi-level regression model and conditional process analysis to examine the health effects of the perceived neighbourhood environment and influence pathways of acculturation.

Results

The results found that participants' mental health was moderate (mean = 15.9 out of 24). Migrants residing in re

SUBMITTER: Huang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273036 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature