Informal kinship care in rural China: the influence of Confucianism and attachment
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This article examines the role of informal kinship care in addressing the emotional needs and mental health, along with relationships, of school-age children left behind in rural China. Rural–urban migration in China has caused many rural children to be left behind in their local communities. Based on semi-structured interview data, this article explores Confucianism’s impact on Chinese kin caregivers’ understandings of children’s needs and their childrearing practices to address these needs. Through the lens of attachment theory, this study identified a close affective bond between children left behind and their kin caregivers. This relationship is underpinned by kin caregivers’ high commitment and love for children, and the Confucian concept of ‘benevolence’. It not only provides children left behind with a sense of belonging, it also alleviates their trauma/grief due to separation from their parents
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| ID Code: | 66656 | ||
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| Item Type: | Contribution to Journal (Journal Article) | ||
| Refereed: | Yes | ||
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| Measurements or Duration: | 16 pages | ||
| Keywords: | Confucianism, children left behind, children's needs, kinship care, rural China | ||
| DOI: | 10.1332/204674314X13898785887043 | ||
| ISSN: | 2046-7435 | ||
| Pure ID: | 32677481 | ||
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Health Past > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Current > Research Centres > Children & Youth Research Centre |
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| Deposited On: | 20 Feb 2014 01:22 | ||
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2024 09:47 |
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