While there is a consensus among scholars regarding the positive impact of peers’ cognitive abilities on students’ academic performance, remains limited knowledge potential gender-based variations in this association, especially context developing countries. Through an analysis data from China Educational Panel Survey and quasi-experimental approach, our study has established clear correlation between classmates’ outcomes. Furthermore, we have identified gender-specific peer effects...

Objective This study aims to examine educational heterogeneity in the relationship between internet use and episodic memory among older adults China, within context of advancing Chinese modernization. Methods Data from 2018 2020 waves China Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were used for analysis. By employing a longitudinal design with lagged predictors inverse probability treatment weighting (IPTW) approach alongside its extension—the marginal structural model (MSM) sufficient...

The Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) is a system of classification that categorizes patients into distinct diagnostic groups based on various clinical and resource consumption factors, facilitating predetermined payment for each group promoting efficiency in healthcare expenditure. This study comprehensively examines the localization strategies DRG China, highlighting necessity continuous optimization grouping standards, strengthening quality cost control, preventing over-treatment ethical...

Despite scholarly consensus on the positive influence of peers’ parental education students’ academic achievement, less is known about whether marginalized students reap similar benefits as their nonmarginalized counterparts. Using data from China Educational Panel Survey and a quasi-experimental design, we show that impact classmates’ test scores significantly stronger for local than migrant in urban schools. These differential effects are largely driven by rural-to-urban migrants not...

This study investigated the bidirectional association between physical and cognitive function in later life examined mechanisms underlying interrelationship. We employed cross-lagged panel models to analyze a sample of 4232 unique participants aged 65 years older from three waves Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Physical activity social participation were tested as potential mediators function. Our findings revealed reciprocal relationship decline. Moreover, was confirmed...

Using nationally representative longitudinal data from three waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), we assessed whether social participation mental health were channels through which internet use episodic memory mutually influenced each other. Cross-lagged panel models with multiple mediators employed for mediation analysis. The results reveal that depressive symptoms mechanisms underlying internet-cognition interplay. Among men, an increased chance contacting...

Our research is among the first to explore recent sociodemographic development of immigrant entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, which reflects city’s underlying socioeconomic dynamics that are increasingly conducive for foreign investments. Using pooled Kong census data from 2001 2016 and relying on linear probability models with a synthetic cohort design, we compared probabilities attaining entrepreneurship individuals different demographic characteristics, including gender, age, education...

Using pooled data from the Chinese General Social Survey in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015, this study investigated relationship between partners’ educational pairings subjective well-being among Chinese. Diagonal mobility models were employed to avoid conflating effect of each partner’s education difference partners. The findings reveal that regarding consequences pairings, hypothesis satisfaction with marrying up outweighs homogamy advantages sex roles. Specifically, for both women men,...

Abstract We used the 2016 Hong Kong Census data and diagonal reference model to investigate effects of partners' educational pairings on fertility in Kong. Our findings suggest a negative relationship between couples' achievements their fertility. Moreover, males' attainment is more consequential whether having children or not both females' attainments are determinants number raise. In addition, educated wife relative her husband, less likely couple have children. Once these educationally...

By examining negative sentiment toward recent migrants among local residents in Hong Kong, this study fills a research gap understanding group relations between and post-colonial societies. We suggest that sentiments Kong are the result of society's development, which has fostered identity defined boundary born from mainland. Linking literature with on boundaries, threats, scapegoating, we developed four hypotheses to explain Chinese migrants. Using findings data collected 2014, show having...

Widely known by the public, Chief Executive of Hong Kong is selected not universal suffrage but a 1,200-member Election Committee (EC). While candidates Carrie Lam, John Tsang, and Kwok-hing Woo all ran in 2017, only Lam received blessing authorities Mainland. Though Tsang had led polls throughout entire campaign was popular on several social media platforms, majority EC members still cast their vote for as Executive. This first time that voted against opinion Election. paper analyzes...

Since the 1990s, China has formalized its short-term foreign aid training for officials and technological personnel. This type of often lasts 21 days participants from invited countries arrive in a period condensed study, with all fees covered by Chinese government. By end 2009, had organized more than 4000 programs over 120,000 personnel 50 countries. Along establishment Twelfth Five-Year Plan constructional needs Belt Road Initiative, gradually increased export cultural products training....

As globalisation continues, heated debates over immigrants’ environmental behaviours in the U.S. have been prominent recent years. While research has generally focused on association between political affiliation and pro-environmental values, only a few studies specifically explored values Utilizing pooled dataset spanning 3 years (2017, 2020, 2022) from Cooperative Election Study employing multilevel model, we empirically tested three hypotheses regarding attitudes: globalization...

A plethora of research has focused on the economic outcomes Chinese entrepreneurs, but few have analyzed their life outcomes, especially health consequences. Our aims to understand entrepreneurial by exploring causality between entrepreneurship and in context. We extracted five waves data from a nationally representative dataset, that is, China Family Panel Survey (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018), explore causal relation. To solve potential selection entrepreneurship, we applied linear...

We assessed how the high-skilled migrants’ statuses in Mainland China and Hong Kong discrepancies between two are related to their well-being outcomes. used respondent-driven sampling method obtained an analytical sample of 2,864 participants. The majority migrants perceived higher status than which is more consequential for health well-being. Compared those who similar locations, different tended report lower levels psychological well-being, providing evidence detrimental effects inconsistency.

Transportation socialization as a rising field of study has gained much attention in traditional immigration countries, such the United States and European countries. Treating transportation behaviors routine activity, previous studies mainly looked at discrepancy choices between immigrants natives, for example, automobile usage U.S. By examining immigrants’ minibus ridership Hong Kong (a unique local public service) extending theoretical thread on spatial assimilation, this expands social...

Chinese entrepreneurs, whose population has been steadily growing since the Reform and Open Up in 1978, are a diverse group of people. Though previous research analysed entrepreneurs by special cases, few have conducted nationally representative study their typology. And even fewer life outcomes different types entrepreneurs. Relying on two waves panel data from China Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) with technique sequence analysis, for first time, we explored heterogeneous...

Following the initiation of policy ‘Reform and Open Door’, possibilities for public officials to trade power private gain in China increased. To tackle problem corruption, different levels Discipline Inspection Commissions (DICs) Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated investigation related various corruption cases. However, due nature administrative set-up China, local DICs could not effectively carry out their functions. As a result, Central Commission (CCDI) was compelled take on bigger...

Abstract Research often finds that immigrants tend to have a different profile from locals regarding confidence in the government. Both origin's and destination's institutional features can influence immigrants' confidence. Scholars relied on three major models—the cultural‐persistence model, performance dual‐reference model—to explain possible mechanisms behind this difference. Our research builds previous studies by expanding country coverage explore heterogeneity Specifically, we focus...