Relationship between Social Identity and Well-Being Perceived by New Generation Migrant Workers - Focusing on Mediating Effects of Self-Esteem and Social Alienation -

Previous research outlined that historical representations of different groups underlie stereotypes and prejudice. Considering the gap in the literature on historical representations and their potential impact on the well-being of Africans, we hypothesised that historical representations of Africans and perceptions of these representations among Africans (N = 225 in Europe relate to well-being outcomes in that population. Furthermore, we predicted that the relationship between historical representations and well-being is mediated by stereotype confirmation concerns and social identification. Consistent with our predictions, historical representations were associated with poorer well-being. Particularly, historical representations were related to increased anxiety and low self-esteem through their relationship with stereotype confirmation concerns. Social identity mitigated the harmful effects of historical representations on self-esteem. However, social identity did not mediate the association between historical representations and anxiety. Our findings highlight the effects of historical representations on well-being.

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Human capital and new generation migrant workers urbanization in China

Information, Computer and Application Engineering ◽

10.1201/b18658-134 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 581-583

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Urbanization In China ◽

New Generation ◽

Generation Migrant

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The Role of Job Embeddedness in “New Generation of Rural Migrant Workers” Turnover Intention in China

Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies ◽

10.26710/jbsee.v4i2.268 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 281-290

Author(s):

Tang Meirun ◽

Jennie SooHooiSin ◽

Chuah Chin Wei

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Turnover Intention ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Survey Method ◽

Turnover Rates ◽

Rural Migrant ◽

New Generation ◽

Rural Migrant Workers

The high voluntary turnover rates of “new generation of rural migrant workers” have been widely concerned in China. One important reason is their rural identity. The distinctive social identity has caused new generation of rural migrant workers face social identity discrimination, which further hinder the integration of values and goals between the individuals and the organizations. The values and goals gap between individuals and organizations further impact on new generation of rural migrant workers’ organizational identification, which reduce their organization embeddedness and increase turnover intention. Thus, this study seeks to explore the linkage between organization identification and turnover intention, which is mediated by organizational embeddedness. Additionally, this study also proposes the moderating effect of community embeddedness on the correlation between organization embeddedness and turnover intention. A quantitative with a survey method is proposed for this study. Data will be collected in manufacturing setting in Guizhou province of China. Multi-level sampling technique will be applied to determine the sample size.

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