Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

This study aims to examine the role of parental migration status and parent communication in the psychological and related behavioral status of left-behind children and their psychological resilience. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Anhui Province of China, and a questionnaire survey was c...

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Main Authors: Chi Zhou, Qiaohong Lv, Nancy Yang, Feng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5123
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spelling doaj-6993a5e380a54e7db384e26bab4ede0b2021-05-31T23:48:23ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-05-01185123512310.3390/ijerph18105123Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling AnalysisChi Zhou0Qiaohong Lv1Nancy Yang2Feng Wang3Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, ChinaDepartment of Health Education, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, ChinaMedical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USASchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaThis study aims to examine the role of parental migration status and parent communication in the psychological and related behavioral status of left-behind children and their psychological resilience. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Anhui Province of China, and a questionnaire survey was conducted with 1992 teens using the Chinese version of the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQ). Compared with the never left-behind group, left behind children had relatively lower PACS, CD-RISC and SDQ scores. Absence of parents is related with poorer psychological resilience, while good parent communication is related with better psychological resilience. Better psychological resilience is related to fewer psychological problems regardless of parental migration status. Currently left-behind status demonstrated a negative influence on psychological resilience, while never left-behind status had a positive effect. Interventions are needed to enhance psychological resilience of left-behind children to prevent psychological and related behavioral problems.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5123left-behind childrenparental migration statusparent–child communicationpsychological resilience
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author Chi Zhou
Qiaohong Lv
Nancy Yang
Feng Wang
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Qiaohong Lv
Nancy Yang
Feng Wang
Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
left-behind children
parental migration status
parent–child communication
psychological resilience
author_facet Chi Zhou
Qiaohong Lv
Nancy Yang
Feng Wang
author_sort Chi Zhou
title Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
title_short Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
title_full Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
title_fullStr Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Left-Behind Children, Parent-Child Communication and Psychological Resilience: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
title_sort left-behind children, parent-child communication and psychological resilience: a structural equation modeling analysis
publisher MDPI AG
series International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn 1661-7827
1660-4601
publishDate 2021-05-01
description This study aims to examine the role of parental migration status and parent communication in the psychological and related behavioral status of left-behind children and their psychological resilience. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Anhui Province of China, and a questionnaire survey was conducted with 1992 teens using the Chinese version of the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQ). Compared with the never left-behind group, left behind children had relatively lower PACS, CD-RISC and SDQ scores. Absence of parents is related with poorer psychological resilience, while good parent communication is related with better psychological resilience. Better psychological resilience is related to fewer psychological problems regardless of parental migration status. Currently left-behind status demonstrated a negative influence on psychological resilience, while never left-behind status had a positive effect. Interventions are needed to enhance psychological resilience of left-behind children to prevent psychological and related behavioral problems.
topic left-behind children
parental migration status
parent–child communication
psychological resilience
url https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5123
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