Emotional and behavioral problems of Chinese left-behind children: a preliminary study

Fan, Fang; Su, Linyan; Gill, Mary Kay; Birmaher, Boris

doi:10.1007/s00127-009-0107-4

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“…According to studies of Fan et al, parental migration due to employment does not only cause negative impacts on children's learning, emotions and self-assessment, but also creates negative behaviors on left-behind children. These studies also show that boys tend to display their negative behaviours higher than girls [5] [8].…”

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“…Studies by Zhao, Yu, Wang & Glauben (2014) show that parental migration for employment has negative influences on children's learning, for example, their academic performance is reduced [1], or their learning process is interrupted as found by Zhaobao Jia & Tian (2010) [2], or children find difficulty in communicating with their teachers and friends in studies by Luo, Gao & Zhang (2011) [3]. Rural children having absent parents have more negative emotions than those living with parents as [5]. Moreover, children of migrant parents also have trouble in self-assessment, for example, they are un-self-confident, aloof and isolated in studies of Jingzhong & Lu (2011); Shen & Shen (2014) [4] [6].…”

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The Psychological Well-Being among Left-Behind Children of Labor Migrant Parents in Rural Northern Vietnam

Luot¹,

Dat²

2017

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Background: In Asia, especially in China and ASEAN, it has been an obvious trend that the population in general and parents in particular leave the countryside to bigger cities or more developed countries for employment opportunities. Many migrant workers are forced to leave their children at home with caregivers, particularly in families with both husband and wife working away from home. Studies worldwide have showed that, besides positive economic and social impacts, labor migrant parents also cause negative effects to the well-being of those they leave behind, especially children. However, this study orientation has not generated significant interest in Vietnam. Participants: This paper indicates the results of a survey on 469 left-behind children of labor migrant parents in rural areas by comparing them with a control group of 650 children living with their parents in three rural areas of North Vietnam including Phu Tho, Bac Ninh and Ha Nam provinces. Besides, we also survey 363 caregivers (parent or grandfather/grandmother of left-behind children) about psychological well-being of left-behind children. Method: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used for this study. SDQ was Vietnamized by author Dang Hoang Minh et al. (2013) and adaptable to Vietnamese teenagers. Results: As reported by the surveyed children, the SDQ mean total difficulties score of those having migrant parents was 12.55 (SD = 5.96) and 18.9% of these children had scores higher than the cut-off score. As rated by caregivers, they were 11.12 (SD = 5.14) and 15.1%, respectively. There is a statistically significant difference in mental health between the LBC and non-LBC group. The general trend is that the LBC reported to have higher scores of total difficulties and specific expressions including hyperactivity/inattention, emotional symptoms, peer relationship problems, conduct problems than that of non-LBC. Self-esteem and self-assessment of

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The Psychological Well-Being among Left-Behind Children of Labor Migrant Parents in Rural Northern Vietnam

Luot¹,

Dat²

2017

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“…Many of the studies of children left behind are summarized by Xiang (2007), who points out that in a systematic comparison of left-behind and other children in a middle school in Fujian Province, Huang (2004) found that the emotional health of left-behind children was only marginally worse than that of other children. Similarly, Fan et al (2010) in a study of rural children in Hunan Province observed more behavioral problems among left-behind children but the effect of left-behind status entirely disappeared once SES and other controls were introduced. And Wen and Lin (2012, p. 129) in a separate study of rural Hunan children found no effect of left-behind status on satisfaction with life and studies, with or without controls.…”

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The consequences of parental labor migration in China for children's emotional wellbeing

Ren

Treiman

2016

Social Science Research

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Using data from the 2010 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), we study the effects of internal migration in China on the emotional well-being of children age 10-15. The 2010 CFPS, a national probability sample survey of the Chinese population, includes 3,464 children within this age range. We compare five groups: rural children with local registration living with both parents; urban children with local registration living with both parents; children accompanying their migrant parent(s); children left behind with one parent when the other parent goes out to work; and children left behind or sent to live with others when both parents go out to work. We expected the last three groups to be at risk of increased emotional difficulties compared to children living with both parents. We tested these expectations using both conventional regression models and community fixed-effects models. The evidence supporting our expectations is very weak and inconsistent, leading us to conclude that in the Chinese context family arrangements have little impact on the emotional well-being of children. We finish by offering some conjectures as to why this is so.

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“…More and more people pay attention to the education and psychological development of left-behind children among which the problem of their mental health is seriously concerned [2] [3]. According to some researchers, the essence of leftbehind children's psychological development problem is that the long period of parent-child separation results in they can't obtain the continuing care and higher quality parenting, which impacts their psychological development seriously [4] [5].…”

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The Correlation between Social Anxiety and Loneliness of Left-Behind Children in Rural China: Effect of Coping Style

Liao¹,

Liu²,

Zhang³

2014

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In this study, the relationship between social anxiety, coping style and loneliness amongst left-behind children was investigated. The participants were 773 left-behind children recruited from 8 junior middle schools in rural areas of Zhejiang Province in China who completed the Social Anxiety Scale for Children, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and Children's Loneliness Scale. Results show that there was a moderate correlation between social anxiety and loneliness, and these variables had a significant negative relationship with positive coping style and a significant positive relationship with negative coping style. Furthermore, the left-behind children's social anxiety, coping style and loneliness were different within specific demographic groups, such as gender, only child status and different type of parental work. Also negative coping style moderated the association between loneliness and social anxiety, so that children who were more likely to use negative coping strategies showed a stronger relationship between social anxiety and loneliness. Finally, the left-behind children's social anxiety not only directly predicted their loneliness, but also had an indirect effect mediated by their copying style.

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Emotional and behavioral problems of Chinese left-behind children: a preliminary study

Cited by 246 publications

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The Psychological Well-Being among Left-Behind Children of Labor Migrant Parents in Rural Northern Vietnam

The Psychological Well-Being among Left-Behind Children of Labor Migrant Parents in Rural Northern Vietnam

The consequences of parental labor migration in China for children's emotional wellbeing

The Correlation between Social Anxiety and Loneliness of Left-Behind Children in Rural China: Effect of Coping Style

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