ABSTRACT
Objective to investigate the characteristics of externalizing problems behavior and related factors in new generation migrant workers so as to provide a decision making basis for consensus propaganda,psychological assistance and intervention.Methods A total of 1 340 new generation migrant workers(male 862,femal 478) were extracted from the gathering areas of mi grant workers in the three cities of Chongqing,Shenzhen and Hangzhou,the questionnaire survey and evaluation were performed by adopting the Youth Self-Report (YSR),Harter Self-Perception Profile(HSPP),Lum Emotional Availability of Parents (LEAP),Perceived Availability of Social Support Questionnaire(PASSQ) and Psychological Acculturation Scale(PAS).Results The tested externalizing problems were slightly higher than the non-clinical tested reasonable scoring range,the peer support had statistical difference between sexes(P＜ 0.01),the personal ability and comprehensive self value had significantly positive correlation (P ＜ 0.01),and both were negatively correlated to the externalizing behavior problems(P＜0.01),parents' emotional availability and support showed significantly negative correlation to externalizing behavior problems(P＜0.01),the working environment support was negatively related to externalizing behavior problems(P＜0.05).The prediction of personal effectiveness to externalizing prob lems behavior was obvious(P＜0.01),the social acceptance(P＜0.01) and overall self value(P＜0.01)were the predictive factors of externalizing problems behavior,and the work environmental support had the predictive effect on externalizing problems behavior (P＜0.05).Conclusion Personal ability,parents' emotional availability and support,work environmental support and social acceptance are correlated with externalizing behavior problems in new generation migrant workers.The overall self value,social accept ance,mother's emotional availability and parents' emotional support have significant prediction,while the work environmental support has a predictive effect on externalizing behavior problems.