Applied Research in Quality of Life最新文献

{"title":"Using Moderated Mediation Modelling and the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution Model to Explore Relationships between Psychological Distress, Specific Addictive Behaviors, and Quality of Life across Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and China","authors":"Yu-Ting Huang,&nbsp;Po-Ching Huang,&nbsp;Wen-Li Hou,&nbsp;Musheer A. Aljaberi,&nbsp;Wan Ying Gan,&nbsp;Serene En Hui Tung,&nbsp;Ji-Kang Chen,&nbsp;I-Hua Chen,&nbsp;Yan-Li Siaw,&nbsp;Shih-Wei Huang,&nbsp;Jung-Sheng Chen,&nbsp;Kuo-Hsin Lee,&nbsp;Rwei-Ling Yu,&nbsp;Zsolt Demetrovics,&nbsp;Marc N. Potenza,&nbsp;Mark D. Griffiths,&nbsp;Chung-Ying Lin","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10495-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10495-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Internet-related addictive behaviors are a public health concern, especially in Asian jurisdictions. Guided by theory, the present study employed moderated mediation modeling using cross-sectional data from Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and China to explore relationships between psychological distress, internet-related addictive behaviors, and quality of life (QoL). Jurisdictional differences were also explored. Using snowball sampling to recruit online data, 6,074 participants aged 18 years or older were recruited. Moderated mediation models suggested that psychological distress was related to all internet-related addictive behaviors, and specific behaviors were related to poor QoL in specific domains: gaming addiction to physical and social QoL, shopping addiction to physical, social, and environmental QoL, social networking addiction to all QoL domains, and pornography addiction and gambling addiction to psychological and social QoL (albeit more weakly). Jurisdictional variations were observed, with stronger associations in Taiwan and China compared to Malaysia and Hong Kong. The findings suggest important relationships between psychological distress, internet-related addictive behaviors, and QoL. They also suggest a need for culturally tailored interventions that address psychological distress and specific internet-related addictive behaviors to improve QoL.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1759 - 1782"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Positive and Negative Emotional Experiences in Adolescents across 32 Countries: Cross-National and Gender Differences","authors":"Veljko Jovanović,&nbsp;Sabirah Adams,&nbsp;Rebeca Aritio-Solana,&nbsp;Christ Billy Aryanto,&nbsp;Andreja Avsec,&nbsp;Ali Bakhshi,&nbsp;Michael Bender,&nbsp;Sophie Berjot,&nbsp;Sonia Betancourth Zambrano,&nbsp;Andreja Brajša-Žganec,&nbsp;Yunier Broche-Pérez,&nbsp;Carmen Buzea,&nbsp;Rosario Cabello,&nbsp;Rosalinda Cassibba,&nbsp;Judith Cavazos-Arroyo,&nbsp;Fatemeh Daemi,&nbsp;Diego D. Díaz-Guerra,&nbsp;Marija Džida,&nbsp;Mona Eidelsburger,&nbsp;Pablo Fernández-Berrocal,&nbsp;Evelyn Fernández-Castillo,&nbsp;Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero,&nbsp;Tomasz Frackowiak,&nbsp;Teresa Freire,&nbsp;Vesna Gavrilov-Jerković,&nbsp;Biljana Gjoneska,&nbsp;Jesús Guerrero-Alcedo,&nbsp;Md Jamil Hossain,&nbsp;Jessie Hillekens,&nbsp;Stefan Höfer,&nbsp;Tareq Mahmud,&nbsp;Naved Iqbal,&nbsp;Szilvia Jámbori,&nbsp;Mohsen Joshanloo,&nbsp;Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan,&nbsp;Tina Kavčič,&nbsp;Marta Kowal,&nbsp;Marija Krstevska Taseva,&nbsp;Kwok Kit Tong,&nbsp;Milica Lazić,&nbsp;Denisse Manrique-Millones,&nbsp;Alessia Mariano,&nbsp;Michal Misiak,&nbsp;Pasquale Musso,&nbsp;Vojana Obradović,&nbsp;Javier Ortuño Sierra,&nbsp;Ioana Orzea,&nbsp;Ahmet Özaslan,&nbsp;Joonha Park,&nbsp;Marija Pašić,&nbsp;Rasa Pilkauskaitė Valickienė,&nbsp;Rogelio Puente-Díaz,&nbsp;Lizbeth Puerta-Sierra,&nbsp;Gordana Ristevska Dimitrovska,&nbsp;S. Craig Roberts,&nbsp;Puji Tania Ronauli,&nbsp;Shazly Savahl,&nbsp;Danielius Serapinas,&nbsp;Sok Ian Kuan,&nbsp;Agnieszka Sorokowska,&nbsp;Piotr Sorokowski,&nbsp;Dijana Sulejmanović,&nbsp;Mst Sadia Sultana,&nbsp;Sze Man Yuen,&nbsp;Erzsébet Szél,&nbsp;Dušana Šakan,&nbsp;Henri Tilga,&nbsp;Aleksandar Tomašević,&nbsp;Wenceslao Unanue,&nbsp;Jesús Unanue,&nbsp;Marieke van Egmond,&nbsp;Murat Yıldırım,&nbsp;Gaja Zager Kocjan,&nbsp;Laura Zamarian,&nbsp;Marija Zotović-Kostić","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10486-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10486-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite a growing interest in adolescent subjective well-being, cross-cultural research on positive and negative affect in adolescents has been surprisingly scarce. Moreover, a cross-cultural evaluation of affective well-being measures in adolescents has lagged behind research in adults. The present study evaluated the cross-national and gender invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE), using adolescent samples from 32 countries (<i>N</i> = 17,489; age range = 14–19) spanning five continents. The original two-factor structure of the SPANE was supported in 29 of the 32 countries. We could establish partial metric invariance of the SPANE across countries and full or partial scalar invariance across gender in 18 and 11 countries, respectively. The alignment method showed evidence for approximate invariance across countries, allowing for cross-national means comparisons of positive and negative affect. In most countries, girls reported higher levels of negative affect, and no substantial gender differences in positive affect were observed. Cross-national differences in mean levels of positive and negative affect yielded complex findings. Our results suggest that the SPANE is a solid candidate for measuring emotional experiences among adolescents in large-scale cross-national studies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1731 - 1757"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intergenerational Relationships and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Unmet Home- and Community-based Care Needs","authors":"Yuanyuan Fu,&nbsp;Xiachun Ke,&nbsp;Yuyan Li","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10493-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10493-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores the association between intergenerational relationships and depressive symptoms among older adults, with a particular focus on the moderating effect of unmet home- and community-based care (HCBC) needs. We first applied latent class analysis to categorize the unmet HCBC needs of older adults into three distinct patterns. We used these patterns as moderators to examine the effects of intergenerational relationships on depressive symptoms, focusing on the dimensions of solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence. Our results indicate that intergenerational solidarity significantly lowers depressive symptoms, whereas intergenerational conflict and intergenerational ambivalence intensify these symptoms. The influence of these intergenerational dynamics on depressive symptoms was moderated by the identified patterns of unmet HCBC needs. These results not only increase the understanding of the complex interplay between intergenerational relationships and psychological well-being but also highlight the need for effective policy and interventions that address both intergenerational dynamics and HCBC needs to improve the psychological well-being of older adults.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1703 - 1730"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How Meaning in Life and Affect Influence Problematic Smartphone Use in Firefighter Students: A Two-Wave Study","authors":"Fangfang Pang,&nbsp;Shuxian Wang,&nbsp;Hao Dan,&nbsp;Ting Su,&nbsp;Xiaoli Yang,&nbsp;Haiyan Xing,&nbsp;Chen Xu,&nbsp;Zhiwei Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10476-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10476-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Excessive mobile phone use has raised concerns about addiction among college students, yet research specifically addressing firefighter students remains limited. This study investigates how meaning in life (MIL) is associated with problematic smartphone use (PSU) in firefighter students, with positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) as mediators. Data from 606 participants (<i>M</i>_<i>age</i> = 22.73; <i>SD</i> = 2.67, 97% male) were collected across two waves, assessing MIL, PA, NA, and PSU. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with item parceling revealed that both PA (<i>B</i> = − 0.09, <i>SE</i> = 0.04, <i>p</i> = .042, 95% CI [-0.176, − 0.003]) and NA (<i>B</i> = − 0.05, <i>SE</i> = 0.01, <i>p</i> = .001, 95% CI [-0.073, − 0.017]) significantly mediate the MIL-PSU relationship. Specifically, higher MIL correlates with reduced PSU, mediated by increased PA and decreased NA. These results highlight the critical role of emotional states in the MIL-PSU link, offering insights for intervention strategies that focus on enhancing MIL and emotion to curb PSU in firefighter students. Additionally, the insignificant direct association between T1-MIL and T2-PSU among students with prior firefighting experience, in the absence of mediation by PA/NA, suggests the important and complex role of previous firefighting experience, which should be further explored when developing interventions tailored to firefighter students with and without such experience.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1683 - 1701"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-025-10476-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EuroQol EQ-5D-3L Quality of Life Population Norms for Sierra Leone","authors":"Esmee Desi van Uum,&nbsp;Jonathan Vas Nunes,&nbsp;Merel Van der Stelt,&nbsp;Kees Slump,&nbsp;Fenna Traa,&nbsp;Martin Peter Grobusch,&nbsp;PRESSCO 2020 study group,&nbsp;Lars Brouwers","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10478-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10478-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To provide population norms of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Sierra Leone with the EuroQoL EQ-5D-3L. The norm score can be used to compare patients’ health status and development of their quality-of-life status during treatment.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>EQ-5D-3L data was collected of 1894 respondents by face-to-face interviews, along with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score and demographic data including gender, age, work, ethnicity and country district. VAS scores, index scores (based on the Zimbabwe value set), sum scores, and distribution of levels per dimension were described and calculated. Statistical tests were performed to determine which demographic variable influenced the VAS and index scores.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean VAS score (standard deviation (SD)) and index (SD) found were 82 (12) and 0.85 (0.09), respectively. No statistical difference was found in the VAS score for gender but in the index; with male and female mean index values of 0.84 and 0.86, respectively (p &lt; 0.001). The best possible QoL index state was found in 59.4% of the respondents. The lowest possible QoL index was not encountered. The percentage of an unimpaired QoL in the dimensions were: mobility 92.0%; self-care 96.7%; usual activities 90.9%; pain/discomfort 68.3% and anxiety/depression 77.0%, respectively.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study provides a population norm for Sierra Leone, which can be used to compare a patient’s HRQoL to the population’s norm, and to assess the effect of a treatment on the HRQoL.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1665 - 1681"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-025-10478-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Economic Insecurity, Perceived Stress, and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study on Mental Health","authors":"Zongze Li,&nbsp;Rui Yao,&nbsp;Soo Hyun Cho","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10485-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10485-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to explore the relationship between economic insecurity, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data for this study came from five waves of the Understanding American Survey, which was fielded from April 2020 through April 2021. A multilevel modeling approach was used to analyze the longitudinal dataset. The findings reveal a positive association between economic insecurity and depressive symptoms. The results also indicate an indirect effect, demonstrating that economic insecurity influences depressive symptoms through its impact on perceived stress. Additionally, the results suggest that economic insecurity amplifies fluctuations in depressive symptoms over time, although this intensifying effect diminishes as time progresses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1611 - 1628"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-025-10485-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Participatory Research Methods and Tools for Promoting Children's Psychological Well-Being: A Systematic Review","authors":"Xinjun Miao,&nbsp;Ines Ziyou Yin,&nbsp;Han Zhang,&nbsp;Kin Wai Michael Siu","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10490-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10490-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the increasing prevalence of mental health issues among young populations, participatory methods have gained attention for their potential to engage children in the design and implementation of interventions aimed at enhancing their psychological well-being. Despite the growing body of research involving children and adolescents, there remains a significant gap in the literature regarding the systematic use of participatory methods specifically tailored to this demographic. This systematic review addresses the research gap in tailored participatory approaches for improving psychological well-being among children and adolescents amid rising youth mental health challenges. Analyzing 14 empirical studies (1990–2024) in English from Web of Science, Ebscohost, Scope, PsycINFO, three key findings emerge. First, diverse participatory tools—such as creative workshops, art-based activities, and digital platforms—effectively engage youth as active co-designers of interventions, enhancing their agency and ownership. Second, psychological well-being is primarily conceptualized through positive emotional indicators (e.g., happiness, belonging), with limited integration of cognitive, behavioral, or social functioning dimensions. Third, participatory methods increasingly serve dual roles: as research frameworks capturing contextualized needs and as empowerment-driven interventions fostering resilience and self-efficacy. While small sample sizes constrain generalizability, the study underscores participatory methods’ dual value—methodologically, they reveal nuanced well-being dynamics. Practically, they create youth-centered pathways for psychological well-being improvement. The findings advocate for standardized metrics to evaluate participatory methods’ effectiveness and emphasize cross-cultural adaptations to enhance applicability. This synthesis provides actionable insights for developing age-specific interventions, urging policymakers and practitioners to prioritize participatory paradigms that bridge research and real-world psychological well-being outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1629 - 1664"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-025-10490-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond Academic Performance: An Investigation of Well-Being among Vocational and General High School Student","authors":"Li Zheng,&nbsp;Shiqian Huang","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10487-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10487-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study utilizes data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018, focusing on a sample of Chinese students, to investigate disparities in well-being (eudemonia and positive affect) between vocational and general high school students. Utilizing regression model, Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM), Inverse Probability Weighting (IPW), and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), this study examines the impact of school type while addressing endogeneity and testing robustness. Results of regression model indicate that general high school students report significantly lower eudemonia (β = -.181, <i>p</i> &lt; .001) and positive affect (β = -.090, <i>p</i> &lt; .001) compared to vocational high school students. The study employs CEM and IPW to address endogeneity and selection bias, and the findings remain robust. SEM further revealed that school type directly reduced well-being while highlighting competitiveness as a mediating factor, partially offsetting the negative impact of school type through positive indirect effects. Collectively, results underscore that general high school students experience diminished well-being relative to vocational peers, with systemic academic pressures and social dynamics contributing to these disparities. The findings advocate for holistic educational reforms prioritizing student well-being.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1583 - 1610"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hedonic and Eudaimonic Capital as Tools for Managing Fluctuations in Well-Being Throughout the Voyage of Life","authors":"Arie Sherman,&nbsp;Pninit Russo-Netzer,&nbsp;Tal Shavit","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10482-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10482-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>What is the human mechanism for coping with expected and unexpected fluctuations in well-being? Psychological and economic theories suggest that possessing non-pecuniary capital promotes emotional resilience and reduces volatility in well-being. By integrating psychological, economic, and financial principles, this paper develops a deeper understanding of non-pecuniary capital’s protective role. The model is based on the notion that savings and diverse capital investments are key elements for coping with both foreseeable and unforeseeable disruptions in well-being. The proper allocation of the time, effort, attention and money sufficient for establishing a buffer against fluctuations in well-being is based on four conditions: (1) Overall well-being consisting of hedonia and eudaimonia; (2) Both components require an individual to be an active producer who invests scarce resources to accumulate both hedonic and eudaimonic capital, each divided into private and collective forms; (3) People act based on both selfish and altruistic motives; and (4) It is important to invest in one’s “authentic inner compass.” The model’s predictions are analyzed for two disruptions that can be expected – retirement from paid work and “empty nest syndrome” – and one unexpected “life quake.” The empirical evidence supporting the model is gathered from international experience.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1559 - 1582"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the Impact of Cross-Border Migration on Children’s Well-Being in Mainland China and Hong Kong","authors":"Qiaobing Wu,&nbsp;Hui Qiu","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10481-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10481-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The colonial history of Hong Kong and its evolving immigration policies have shaped a unique composition of school-aged children from diverse residential and educational backgrounds. This study identified four types of students involved in the context of cross-border migration and examined the impacts of migration status, residential location, school location, and migration strategy on a wide set of indicators of children’s well-being. Based on a cross-sectional survey in mainland China and Hong Kong, a sample of 2,610 students was included in the analysis, including 348 New Immigrant Students (NIS), 445 Cross-border Students (CBS), 1,387 Hong Kong Local Students (HKLS), and 430 Hong-Kong born students in mainland China (HKMS). 25 indicators from 5 dimensions (physical health, mental health, resilience, educational outcomes, and interpersonal relationships) were selected to measure children’s well-being. Results of propensity score matching methods showed that NIS significantly outperformed HKLS, especially in indicators of mental health, resilience, educational outcomes, and interpersonal relationships; CBS and HKLS fared similarly across almost all well-being indicators; school location and family migration strategy brought both benefits and harms to children’s well-being. Findings of this study revealed that cross-border migration was complicated and its impact on children’s well-being was multi-faceted. This study contributed to the literature by providing a complete and comprehensive picture of the consequences of cross-border migration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"20 4","pages":"1535 - 1557"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-025-10481-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}