ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Environmental Risk Factors and Their Different Effects in Depressive Symptoms of Left-Behind Children in Rural China Compared with Non-Left-Behind Children.
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- The impact of negative life events on learning burnout among high school students: a moderated mediation model comparing left-behind and non-left-behind students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Bullying victimization and depressive symptoms among left-behind children: a moderated mediation model involving Internet Addiction.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Depression in left-behind adolescents from single-parent families: a nomogram based on multidimensional risk factors.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Parental Migration and the Social and Mental Well-Being Challenges among Indonesian Left-Behind Children: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Stress events and stress symptoms in Chinese secondary school students: gender and academic year characteristics of the relationship.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Psychophysiological Factors Moderate Amygdala-Prefrontal Connectivity Linked to Perceived Peer Victimization and Depressive Symptoms in Preadolescent Migrant Children.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- Temporal trend and subgroup disparities in the prevalence and treatment of those who screen positive for depression in China: A population-based study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A prospective study of peer victimization and depressive symptoms among left-behind children in rural China: the mediating effect of stressful life events.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2022Article
- Mediating roles of perceived social support and sense of security in the relationship between negative life events and life satisfaction among left-behind children: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
In China, 61 million children were left behind in rural areas as a result of massive urbanization and migration of parents from the countryside to the cities in search of economic opportunities. This study explores the effects of environmental risk factors (i.e., peer victimization, perceived discrimination, and stressful life events) on depressive symptoms of left-behind children (LBC) and examines whether these risk factors have a higher impact on LBC compared with that of non-left-behind children (NLBC). Data collected involve 1548 first and second-year middle school students. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine the associations between environmental risk factors and LBC's depressive symptoms, the moderating effect of the parental separation duration on these associations, and to compare if the risk factors had a higher impact on LBC's depressive symptoms than on those of NLBC. Peer victimization is associated with an increased likelihood of depressive symptoms for LBC who were left behind for more than five years. Finally, stressful life events have a higher impact on LBC's depressive symptoms, while peer victimization has a higher impact on NLBC's depressive symptoms. The results suggest that stressful life events are an important risk factor that puts LBC at a disadvantage in terms of their mental health.
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