ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
The impact of parental absence on the mental health of middle school students in rural areas of Western China.
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- Parental depressive symptoms link family income to preschool child mental health in Western China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The association between family support and college students' well-being: an analysis of mediating pathways.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Supporting the behavioral health of rural left-behind children through rural education: a multi-dimensional demands-driven strategy study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Enhancing action recognition in educational settings using AI-driven information systems for public health monitoring.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Extensive research has established the association between parental absence and adolescent psychological well-being, particularly in the Chinese context. However, studies specifically examining the dual impact of parental separation and migration on psychological outcomes among adolescents in Western China remain relatively limited. Aim: This study aims to systematically examine the association between various parental absence situations and mental health outcomes in early adolescence, with the objective of informing targeted interventions and policy formulations to optimize psychosocial support systems for vulnerable youth population. Methods: The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was employed to analyze continuous and ordinal variables that exhibited non-normal distributions. To investigate the associations between various patterns of parental absence and psychological outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress) among middle school students, binary logistic regression analysis was performed, while the model's goodness-of-fit was evaluated by using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, with a Results: This cross-sectional study investigated mental health outcomes among a cohort of 8,606 middle school students, revealing notable prevalence rates of depressive symptoms (6.7%), anxiety (6.1%), and stress-related symptoms (8.1%). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that different forms of parental absence exerted substantial effects on mental health severity, with statistically significant associations for depression, anxiety, and stress (all Conclusion: Our study underscores significant mental health risks associated with diverse patterns of parental absence among adolescents in the Sichuan region. By fostering stronger parent-child bonds and providing targeted emotional support, it may be possible to mitigate the adverse psychological effects of parental absence and help adolescents better navigate these mental health challenges.
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