Depression risk of ‘left-behind children’ in rural China

Psychotic-like experiences and associated socio-demographic factors among adolescents in China

“…Previous research found the "left-behind" children have lower self-concept and more mental health problems (He et al, 2012;Wang et al, 2014). However, no higher risk for PLEs, but depressive and negative experiences was found in our study.…”

“…They endure severe stress caused by migration of parents. Data from recent studies show that they are at greater risk for developing mental disorders (He et al, 2012;Wang et al, 2014). In regard to urbanization, studies have demonstrated that being raised in urban area confers a greater risk of psychiatric disorders (Pedersen and Mortensen, 2001;Peen et al, 2010).…”

The Impact of Positive School Experiences and School Ses on Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Children: A Multilevel Investigation

“…Each item consists of three statements that describe a range of possibilities, from normal responses (0), to indications of moderate depressive symptoms (1), to severe depressive symptoms (2). The instrument has been widely used in many Western countries and has been found to be reliable and valid in the Chinese version (Yu & Seligman, 2002;He et al, 2012). The Cronbach's alpha measured in this study is .86.…”

“…Similarly, in a study of 221 urban adolescents, teacher support was the most significant predictor of positive psychological functioning in Chinese youth (Tian, Liu, Huang, & Huebner, 2013). Particularly for rural left-behind children (those who stay at home when both of their parents relocate to cities to work), social support from teachers predicted fewer depressive symptoms (He et al, 2012) and problem behaviors (Liu, Li, Chen, & Qu, 2015).…”

Chinese experiences and lessons learnt in agricultural development since 1949

“…According to Ye and Pan (2011), in rural China, migrant workers to the city is very common and their children, who is left-behind by their parents, are taking care of elderly people or other relatives have many negative issues need to be taken consideration with. Leftbehind children have more possibilities to have depression problems because the separation with parents (He et al, 2012). Moreover, left-behind children have to spend more time on domestic housework and farm work than other children (Chang et al, 2011), this may lead to the time allocation burden on these children of their study and entertainment time.…”