ArticlePLOS mental health2025
Psychological well-being of adolescents in Pokhara, Nepal: A comparison between migrated and non-migrated parents.
Article in PLOS mental health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Self-harm and suicidal behaviours among undergraduate students in Gandaki Province, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundWith the increasing trend of international migration in Nepal, there is a growing concern about the psychological well-being of left-behind adolescents. This study aimed to assess psychological well-being and identify factors associated with psychological well-being among adolescents of migrated and non-migrated parents in Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal.
methodsA school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 724 adolescents in the Pokhara Metropolitan. Adolescents were recruited through stratified random sampling. Socio-demographic, interpersonal, and migration-related factors were assessed. The pre-tested "Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire" was used to measure the psychological well-being of the participants.
resultsThe parents' migration status did not significantly affect the overall psychological well-being of adolescents in the study. However, females, relatively advantaged ethnic groups, non-Hindus, and those studying in private schools had significantly higher difficulty scores (p < 0.05). Higher levels of social support, especially from family, relatives, and teachers, and participation in extracurricular activities were associated with better psychological well-being (p < 0.05). Exposure to violence, feeling unsafe in the family, witnessing frightening behaviors due to substance use, and mistreatment by siblings were associated with poorer psychological well-being. More frequent and prolonged duration communication with migrated parents and discussion of life difficulties during communication were associated with better psychological outcomes in adolescents with migrated parents.
conclusionsThe study found no significant difference in adolescents' psychological well-being between migrated and non-migrated parents. However, various socio-demographic, interpersonal and migration-related factors play a role in shaping adolescents' psychological well-being. The findings highlight the importance of social support, a safe family environment, and effective communication with migrated parents for the psychological well-being of left-behind adolescents in Nepal.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.