Comparison of mental health of three-gorge migrants: latter resettled migrants versus outside moving migrants
AIM: To compare the mental health status of three-gorge migrants, latter resettled migrants versus outside moving migrants. METHODS: A total of 319 latter resettled migrants (resettling near the three gorges reservoir area) and 314 outside moving migrants selected by a cluster sampling were required to complete the questionnaire of general status and three mental health scales, including Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), Psychosocial Stress Survey for Groups (PSSG), and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). The results were analyzed and compared. RESULTS:The SCL-90 results showed that the total score and eight factor scores of somatization, obsessive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, photic anxiety, paranoid ideation and psychoticism in outside moving migrants were significantly higher than those of latter resettled migrants (P ＜ 0.05). The PSSG total score and scores of life event, negative emotion and negative response in outside moving migrants were significantly higher than those of latter resettled migrants (P ＜ 0.01). The scores of objective support, subjective support, utilizaiton of support and the total level of social support in outside moving migrants were significantly lower than those of latter resettled migrants (P ＜ 0.01). Multiple linearity stepwise regression analysis revealed that the main factors relevant to migrants' mental health were total stress, subjective support, life events, annual income per person and gender. CONCLUSION: In comparison with latter resettled migrants, outisde moving migrants had poorer mental health status. Measures aiming to improve the mental health for the outside moving migrants should be developed based on the main factors relevant to their mental health, including total stress, life events, economic status and social support.
three gorges migrantsmental healthresettlementmental scale
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