Psychological Distress in Urbanizing China: How Does Local Government Effectiveness Matter?
China
government effectiveness
psychological distress
urbanization
worries
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 02 2021
19 02 2021
Historique:
received:
14
01
2021
revised:
09
02
2021
accepted:
12
02
2021
entrez:
6
3
2021
pubmed:
7
3
2021
medline:
27
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Despite growing literature identifying key individual, family, community, and environmental factors as causes for mental disorders during the process of urbanization, the role played by local government has not been taken into account. In this article, we investigate how the effectiveness of local government affects residents' levels of psychological distress in areas of China undergoing urbanization. We measure the effectiveness of local governments according to their success in promoting access to the social security system through the distribution of social security cards among citizens. We hypothesize that higher local government effectiveness will reduce residents' psychological distress by alleviating worries about medical expenses and elder care. Drawing on data from the 2018 Urbanization and Quality of Life Survey (
Identifiants
pubmed: 33669784
pii: ijerph18042042
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18042042
pmc: PMC7922421
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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