Table 1.
Psychological adjustment and acculturation of migrant adolescents
| Items | N (%) | Mean (SD) | Item-total r | Cronbach’s α |
| Psychological adjustment | 0.665 | |||
| 1. Where do you think you belong to? | 1.89 (1.02) | 0.66 | ||
| Outsiders | 575 (51) | |||
| Unknown | 170 (15) | |||
| Both | 297 (27) | |||
| Guangzhou people | 80 (7) | |||
| 2. Do you like Guangzhou? | 3.91 (0.75) | 0.86 | ||
| Very not | 9 (1) | |||
| Not | 19 (2) | |||
| Unclear | 254 (23) | |||
| Like | 619 (55) | |||
| Very like | 221 (20) | |||
| 3. Are you satisfied with your life in Guangzhou? | 3.87 (0.72) | 0.80 | ||
| Very not | 8 (1) | |||
| Not | 29 (3) | |||
| Unclear | 237 (21) | |||
| Sure | 677 (60) | |||
| Very sure | 171 (15) | |||
| 4. Would you like to live in Guangzhou always? | 3.59 (0.95) | 0.60 | ||
| Very not | 16 (1) | |||
| Not | 176 (16) | |||
| Unclear | 203 (18) | |||
| Sure | 582 (52) | |||
| Very sure | 145 (13) | |||
| Lifestyle | 0.524 | |||
| 5. Do you like to celebrate the Spring Festival in Guangzhou? | 2.16 (0.93) | 0.49 | ||
| Very not | 341 (30) | |||
| Not | 331 (30) | |||
| Average | 379 (34) | |||
| Sure | 71 (6) | |||
| 6. Do you think Guangzhou people dressed nice? | 2.29 (0.49) | 0.60 | ||
| Not | 20 (2) | |||
| Average | 758 (68) | |||
| Yes | 344 (31) | |||
| 7. Do you like the clothes in Guangzhou? | 3.06 (1.17) | 0.57 | ||
| Very not | 33 (3) | |||
| Not | 429 (38) | |||
| Unclear | 252 (23) | |||
| Sure | 242 (22) | |||
| Very sure | 166 (15) | |||
| 8. Do you eat Cantonese cuisine? | 2.88 (0.84) | 0.30 | ||
| Always | 55 (5) | |||
| Usually | 99 (9) | |||
| Sometimes | 703 (63) | |||
| Once in a while | 188 (17) | |||
| Never | 77 (7) | |||
| 9. Do you like to eat Cantonese cuisine? | 1.75 (0.84) | 0.41 | ||
| No | 571 (51) | |||
| Average | 261 (23) | |||
| Yes | 290 (26) | |||
| Social interaction | 0.553 | |||
| 10. Where did your major good friends come from? | 1.61 (0.66) | 0.50 | ||
| Outside | 543 (48) | |||
| Both place | 470 (42) | |||
| Local | 109 (10) | |||
| 11. Do you hope your classmates and friends to be local children? | 1.89 (0.57) | 0.74 | ||
| No | 247 (22) | |||
| Average | 749 (67) | |||
| Yes | 126 (11) | |||
| Language | 0.811 | |||
| 12. Can you understand Cantonese? | 2.69 (0.93) | 0.87 | ||
| Completely | 268 (24) | |||
| Mostly | 335 (30) | |||
| A little | 419 (37) | |||
| Completely not | 100 (9) | |||
| 13. Can you speak Cantonese? | 2.00 (0.94) | 0.82 | ||
| Completely | 110 (10) | |||
| Mostly | 159 (14) | |||
| A little | 470 (42) | |||
| Completely not | 383 (34) | |||
| 14. Do you watch TV programmes in Cantonese? | 2.38 (0.97) | 0.63 | ||
| Usually | 181 (16) | |||
| Sometimes | 280 (25) | |||
| Once in a while | 441 (39) | |||
| Never | 220 (20) | |||
| 15. Do you listen to Cantonese songs? | 2.48 (0.94) | 0.51 | ||
| Usually | 185 (17) | |||
| Sometimes | 338 (30) | |||
| Once in a while | 426 (38) | |||
| Never | 173 (15) |