Titre :
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Project-induced migration and depression : A panel analysis. (2010)
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Auteurs :
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Sean-Shong HWANG ;
JUAN XI (.) : USA. University of Akron. OH. ;
. YUE CAO
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 70, n° 11, 2010)
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Pagination :
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1765-1772
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Etat dépressif
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Migration
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Chine
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Psychopathologie
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Homme
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Migrant
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Asie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS H9R0xGCJ. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The study examines the mental health consequences of involuntary migration resulting from the world's largest dam project in China. Past claims of a causal link between migration and mental health are inconclusive because they have been based mainly on retrospective data and, therefore, are plagued by a plethora of methodological problems. This study addresses these problems by analyzing the pre-and post-migration changes in depression measured by the CES-D scale with data collected using face-to-face interviews from a sample (n=1530 for the initial survey and 1070 for the follow-up) consisting of both migrants and non-migrants. Changes in CES-D were analyzed using'the difference model'an analytical strategy which is agreed by methodological experts as "the method of choice" in establishing causal relationship in quasi-experimental research. Our results provide strong support to the claim that forced migration elevates depression not only directly, but also indirectly by weakening the psychosocial resources that safeguard migrants'mental well-being.
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