Gender Differences in Psychological Anomia among Unmarried Rural Migrant Workers in the Context of Gender Imbalance
LI Wei-dong1 ,LI Shu-zhuo2 , QUAN Xiao-juan3
1.School of Politics and Economics at Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi Province, China； 2.Institute for Population and Development Studies at Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi Province, China； 3. Department of Sociology at Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi Province, China
Abstract：Using data from 2009 rural migrant workers survey, this paper investigates gender differences in anomia among China's unmarried rural migrant workers. The results show that there are more male unmarried rural migrant workers who have a higher percentage of psychological anomia than female rural migrant workers. Marriage squeeze and social-economic status have significant effects on the psychological state of mind. The unmarried male rural migrant workers are more vulnerable to structural marriage squeeze, while the unmarried female rural migrant workers are also affected by non-structural marriage squeeze factors. This paper examines gender differences in psychological well-being among the unmarried rural migrant workers in the context of sex ratio imbalance in addition to the social roles that has been used in the existing research.
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