title: Resilience and well-being among children of migrant parents in South-East Asia.
abstract: There has been little systematic empirical research on the well-being of children in transnational households in South-East Asia-a major sending region for contract migrants. This study uses survey data collected in 2008 from children aged 9, 10, and 11 and their caregivers in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam (N=1,498). Results indicate that while children of migrant parents, especially migrant mothers, are less likely to be happy compared to children in nonmigrant households, greater resilience in child well-being is associated to longer durations of maternal absence. There is no evidence for a direct parental migration effect on school enjoyment and performance. The analyses highlight the sensitivity of results to the dimension of child well-being measured and who makes the assessment.
authors.affiliation: University of Southampton, Division of Social Work Studies, Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty andPolicy, United Kingdom. l.p.jordan@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Lucy P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Elspeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D010290:Parents; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012923:Social Class