The impact of left-behind experience on urban identity of new-generation migrant workers

Fu Linlin, Yihe Chen, Shile Fang, Xinnan Xu, Wenli Kong and Ziqi Liu

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: We investigate the impact of left-behind experiences on the urban identity of new-generation migrant workers using data from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey. The results show the following: (1) The left-behind experience is an important factor undermining the urban identity of new-generation migrant workers, and the conclusion remains consistent after robustness checks, such as propensity score matching. (2) Left-behind experiences of both parents away from home had the most significant negative impact on urban identity. (3) The results of the mechanism tests indicate that the left-behind experience exerts an adverse impact on urban identity through the pathways of poorer physical health, more frequent migration, more challenging job search, and stronger dependence on preexisting social networks. The findings of this study also offer policy suggestions for promoting the urban identity of new-generation migrant workers.

Date: 2024
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