SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2019
What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review and Correlational Meta-Analysis of Factors Associated With Resilience of Normally Aging, Community-Living Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2022Pooled it
- From External to Internal: The Mediating Role of Educational Aspiration and Depression on the Association Between Caregiver Expectation and Academic Performance Among Chinese Rural Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A longitudinal examination of loneliness in left-behind children: the interaction between self-esteem and academic self-efficacy matters.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Paternal separation as an independent risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome in rural Chinese left-behind children: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Fostering resilience and post-traumatic growth in overseas Chinese left-behind children: The role of autonomy, competence, and relatedness.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Depressive symptoms, parenting attitude, and violent discipline among caregivers of left-behind children in rural China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Factors affecting loneliness among left-behind children.Current issues in personality psychology · 2024Article
- Parental rejection and internalizing/externalizing problems among left-behind children: the moderating role of interpersonal harmony in class.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Health Status and Association With Interpersonal Relationships Among Chinese Children From Urban Migrant to Rural Left-Behind.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of Effect of Perceived Social Support on School Readiness, Mental Wellbeing, and Self-Esteem: Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Cyberbullying Involvement, Resilient Coping, and Loneliness of Adolescents During Covid-19 in Rural China.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- "I Have Some Sense of Loss but More Sense of Self": A Qualitative Content Analysis of Chinese University Emerging Adults' Personal Life Stories.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
In rural China, left-behind children are likely to suffer chronic loneliness. Research has identified a variety of factors that may be associated with loneliness among these children. A meta-analysis is needed to address the empirical inconsistencies and examine the strength of relations between different factors and loneliness. The current meta-analysis included 51 studies on predictors of loneliness published from 2008 to 2017. Results showed that one individual factor (social anxiety) is a key risk factor for loneliness, whereas eight individual (older age, self-esteem, resilience, extroversion) and contextual factors (family functioning, parent-child relationship, peer relationship, social support) serve as protective factors in predicting loneliness. In addition, boys were more likely to feel lonely than girls. Findings and implications of this study were discussed.
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