Depressive symptoms and negative life events: What psycho-social factors protect or harm left-behind children in China?

Depressive symptoms and negative life events: What psycho-social factors protect or harm left-behind children in China?

Abstract Background In China, children under 18 years old who are left at rural residences for at least 6 months by either one or both of their parents migrating to work in cities are called “left-behind children (LBC)”. Due to restricted family support, they are at a greater risk of developing depr...

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Main Authors: Yu Guang, Zhengzhi Feng, Guoyu Yang, Yaling Yang, Lifei Wang, Qin Dai, Chaobing Hu, Keyu Liu, Rui Zhang, Fan Xia, Mengxue Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
China
Left-behind children
Depressive symptom
Negative life event
Mental health
Migrant parent
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1554-1

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