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In recent years, central environmental protection inspection (CEPI) has been a major policy innovation in the field of Chinese environmental governance. Based on panel data on the daily air quality of Chinese cities, this paper mainly uses a difference-in-differences (DID) approach to conduct an empirical analysis of the relationship between CEPI and the air quality governance performance of Chinese local governments. There are large differences in the impact of CEPI on different air quality indicators. Controlling for a series of variables, we found that CEPI significantly reduced the air quality index (AQI) and concentrations of pollutants including PM2.5, PM10, SO2 and NO2 and that it significantly increased the concentration of O3; however, it had no significant effect on the concentration of CO. Furthermore, we complemented the quantitative analyses with qualitative evidence gathered from an in-depth interview. Based on the qualitative evidence collected, CEPI indeed plays a role in improving the environmental protection performance of regular environmental governance. Notably, CEPI achieved better and sustainable results in improving air quality through the underlying mechanism of promoting regular governance by campaign-oriented governance in the internal hierarchical system. This article not only provides a marginal empirical contribution by providing new quantitative evidence but also helps reveal the underlying mechanism of promoting regular governance.
Jiayi Lin; Cuihong Long; Chengzhi Yi. Has central environmental protection inspection improved air quality? Evidence from 291 Chinese cities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2021, 90, 106621 .
AMA StyleJiayi Lin, Cuihong Long, Chengzhi Yi. Has central environmental protection inspection improved air quality? Evidence from 291 Chinese cities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2021; 90 ():106621.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiayi Lin; Cuihong Long; Chengzhi Yi. 2021. "Has central environmental protection inspection improved air quality? Evidence from 291 Chinese cities." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 90, no. : 106621.
A growing academic attention has been paid to the health effects of Internet use among older adults. However, the relationship between Internet use and health among older adults in China remains to be studied further. On the one hand, existing research is still controversial on this issue. On the other hand, the underlying mechanism of how Internet use affects the health of older adults has not been fully explored. This article examined the relationship between Internet use and health among older adults with the mediating role of social capital in China based on the 2018 wave of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). This study reveals that Internet use has a positive association with the health of older adults, and the positive effects of internet use among older adults are heterogeneous in age and residential location. In addition, this study also demonstrates that social capital plays a partial mediating role between Internet use and physical health among older adults. It is important for the government to take effective measures to expand Internet use and enhance social capital among older adults.
Yumei Zhu; Yifan Zhou; Cuihong Long; Chengzhi Yi. The Relationship between Internet Use and Health among Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Social Capital. Healthcare 2021, 9, 559 .
AMA StyleYumei Zhu, Yifan Zhou, Cuihong Long, Chengzhi Yi. The Relationship between Internet Use and Health among Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Social Capital. Healthcare. 2021; 9 (5):559.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYumei Zhu; Yifan Zhou; Cuihong Long; Chengzhi Yi. 2021. "The Relationship between Internet Use and Health among Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Social Capital." Healthcare 9, no. 5: 559.
Based on the data of the Chinese General Social Survey 2015 (CGSS2015), this article conducts an empirical analysis on the relationship between education and health status of Chinese residents by using the structural equation model (SEM), the propensity score matching (PSM) method, and generalized ordered logit (Gologit) model. Our study found that education promotes both the subjective and objective health of residents, and the finding holds true after considering the selection bias. In addition to having a direct role, education could promote health through improved mental health, economic status, and healthy behaviors. The finding is consistent with the explanations in existing research of “efficiency-improving effect”, “mental health effect”, and “budget relaxation effect”. Further research on the mechanism of education affecting health through structural equation modeling finds that mental health plays a more important role than healthy behaviors and economic status. In terms of the differences of various groups, education has stronger effect on vulnerable groups with fewer social resources, which shows that education helps reduce health inequality. The conclusion has important policy significance.
Cuihong Long; Pei Liu; Chengzhi Yi. Does Educational Attainment Affect Residents’ Health? Healthcare 2020, 8, 364 .
AMA StyleCuihong Long, Pei Liu, Chengzhi Yi. Does Educational Attainment Affect Residents’ Health? Healthcare. 2020; 8 (4):364.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCuihong Long; Pei Liu; Chengzhi Yi. 2020. "Does Educational Attainment Affect Residents’ Health?" Healthcare 8, no. 4: 364.
This paper draws support from the 2018 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS 2018) and uses unconditional quantile regression, re-centered influence function (RIF) decomposition, linear structural equation modelling, extended regression modelling and censored regression to explore the heterogeneity of the impact of Internet use on the psychological well-being of Chinese non-agricultural and agricultural hukou holders. We find that Internet use better improves the psychological well-being of non-agricultural hukou holders, thereby widening the gap in psychological well-being between urban and rural residents in China. Through RIF decomposition, we observe that, except for the 10th quantile, the expansion effect of Internet use on the inequality in psychological well-being between agricultural and non-agricultural hukou holders is mainly reflected in the structure effect, which shows that compared to non-agricultural hukou holders, the return rate of Internet use on the psychological well-being of agricultural hukou holders is lower. Further mechanism analysis shows that using the Internet to socialize, obtain information and understand politics is more beneficial for the psychological well-being of non-agricultural hukou holders; moreover, Internet use can further exert different effects on the psychological well-being of the two groups by differently influencing their job satisfaction, government evaluation, and sleep quality. This study also confirms that relying only on external scientific and technological progress has a limited corrective effect on existing inequalities.
Cuihong Long; Jiajun Han; Chengzhi Yi. Does the Effect of Internet Use on Chinese Citizens’ Psychological Well-Being Differ Based on Their Hukou Category? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 6680 .
AMA StyleCuihong Long, Jiajun Han, Chengzhi Yi. Does the Effect of Internet Use on Chinese Citizens’ Psychological Well-Being Differ Based on Their Hukou Category? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (18):6680.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCuihong Long; Jiajun Han; Chengzhi Yi. 2020. "Does the Effect of Internet Use on Chinese Citizens’ Psychological Well-Being Differ Based on Their Hukou Category?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 18: 6680.
Previous research has produced conflicting findings on the relationship between media use and environmental public service satisfaction. Using survey data from the China General Social Survey 2015 (hereafter referred to as CGSS2015), this study examined the impact of media use on environmental public service satisfaction. The findings showed that traditional media use was positively associated and new media use was negatively associated with environmental public service satisfaction. Individuals who used new media as their primary source of information were less satisfied with environmental public services than individuals whose primary source of information was traditional media. This study confirmed that authoritative value propositions and government trust have a significant mediating effect between traditional media use and environmental public service satisfaction, and government trust has a significant mediating effect between individuals’ main information sources and their environmental public service satisfaction.
Shujia Hu; Runxi Zeng; Chengzhi Yi. Media Use and Environmental Public Service Satisfaction—An Empirical Analysis Based on China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3873 .
AMA StyleShujia Hu, Runxi Zeng, Chengzhi Yi. Media Use and Environmental Public Service Satisfaction—An Empirical Analysis Based on China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (14):3873.
Chicago/Turabian StyleShujia Hu; Runxi Zeng; Chengzhi Yi. 2019. "Media Use and Environmental Public Service Satisfaction—An Empirical Analysis Based on China." Sustainability 11, no. 14: 3873.