Coping strategies, stigmatizing attitude, and cyberbullying among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic provides hotbed for hatred and violence, which could be especially true among college students, the most active users of internet and social media. Based on a national sample of Chinese college students ( = 1,673), the present study aims to explore the clustered nature of stress coping strategies, as well as its associations with the participants' stigmatizing attitude and cyberbullying behaviors towards people in Hubei Province, the place where the first COVID-19 case was reported and recognized as China's epicenter of the pandemic. Four latent subgroups were first identified among the participants based on type and comparative adoption rate of their coping strategies, namely the emotional coping group, the inactive coping group, the support-seeking and positive coping group, and the independent and positive coping group.

The association between Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance and depressive symptoms among Chinese middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

It is unclear that whether Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URRBMI) is associated with depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults. To fulfill this research gap, this study aimed to investigate the association between URRBMI and depressive symptoms among the middle-aged and older adults in China. This data of this study was sourced from the 2018 wave of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

The contribution of Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance to income-related inequality in depression among middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from China.

Objective: Previous studies have not investigated the contribution of medical insurance to income-related inequality in depressive symptoms. To fulfill this research gap, this study aimed to assess the contribution of Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URRBMI) to income-related inequality in depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in China.

Methods: The data of this study was obtained from the 2018 wave of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

The effect of social participation on income-related inequality in health outcome among Chinese older adults.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effect of social participation on income-related inequality in health outcome among older adults in China.

Methods: The panel data used in this study were sourced from the 2011 and 2014 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Furthermore, this study employed a concentration index to assess the income-related inequality in health outcome.

Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: The mediating role of social capital.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship between Internet use and self-rated health among older adults in China, with a particular focus on the mediating role of social capital.

Methods: The data used in this study was obtained from the 2018 wave of China Family Panel Studies, including 7193 older adults aged between 60 and 95 years in urban and rural areas. Furthermore, a binary logit regression model was used to explore the association between Internet use and self-rated health among older adults.

The Dually Negative Effect of Industrial Polluting Enterprises on China's Air Pollution: A Provincial Panel Data Analysis Based on Environmental Regulation Theory.

Although the Chinese government has promulgated a series of policies to mitigate air pollution, the air quality in a number of Chinese cities still has the potential to be improved. As the major source of air pollution, enterprises in the industrial and energy sectors are the most difficult to regulate in terms of polluting emissions. This paper aims to investigate what factors influence the intensity of environmental regulations on polluting enterprises based on environmental regulation theory and an empirical test.

How does personal relative deprivation affect mental health among the older adults in China? Evidence from panel data analysis.

Objective: The mental health has become an important public health issue in China. This study aimed to use panel data to explore how personal relative deprivation affects mental health among older adults in China.

Methods: The panel data of this study was obtained from the 2011 and 2014 waves of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).

Social participation and urban-rural disparity in mental health among older adults in China.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the effect of social participation on disparity in mental health among urban and rural older adults in China.

Methods: The data used in this study was sourced from the 2014 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Furthermore, multiple linear regression model was adopted to analyze the effect of social participation on mental health.

Socioeconomic Inequality in Health Outcomes Among the Elderly: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in China.

Background And Aim: Health is viewed as a form of human capital and a necessary basis for people to realize capabilities. Moreover, socioeconomic inequality in health outcome widens income inequality and exacerbates social inequality. The aim of this study is to measure socioeconomic inequality in health outcomes among the elderly in China.

Does Health Insurance Lead to Improvement of Health Status Among Chinese Rural Adults? Evidence From the China Family Panel Studies.

The purpose of this study is to examine the causal relationship between the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) and health status among Chinese rural adults. The data were drawn from China Family Panel Studies performed in 2016, involving 2,093 rural adults. Furthermore, this study employed k-nearest neighbor matching out of propensity score matching (PSM) to investigate the impact of NRCMS on health status among rural adults.

The Relationship Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among the Elderly in China: The Mediating Role of Life Satisfaction.

Background And Aim: Depression has become a serious health and social issue in recent years in China. This study aims to explore the relationship between social capital and depressive symptoms among the elderly in China, with a particular focus on the mediating role of life satisfaction.

Methods: The data of this study were sourced from the 2016 wave of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), involving 1243 older adults aged 60 and above.

The effect of medical insurance on catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from China.

Background: The Chinese government has established a nationwide multiple-level medical insurance system. However, catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) causes great harm to the quality of life of households and pushes them into poverty. The objective of this paper is to assess the effect of medical insurance on CHE in China and compare the financial protection effects of different medical insurances.

The impacts of socioeconomic status and lifestyle on health status of residents: Evidence from Chinese General Social Survey data.

Introduction: There remain distinct regional and urban-rural health status disparities amidst the background of China's rapid economic growth, posing important challenges to policymakers. The objectives of this study are to examine the relationships between socioeconomic status, lifestyle, and health status and to compare the effect disparities in eastern, central, and western regions, urban and rural areas of China.

Methods: This paper employed data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) conducted in 2015.