Latent Profile Analysis of Left-behind Adolescents’ Psychosocial Adaptation in Rural China

Zhao, Jingxin; Li, Qianyu; Wang, Liwei; Lingyu, Lin; Zhang, Wenxin

doi:10.1007/s10964-019-00989-1

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“…Previous studies have shown that children's psychological behavioral problems are related to a variety of factors, including children's personality characteristics [16], self-concept [17][18][19], parenting behaviors [20,21] ,and family environment factors [19]and so on. Du yasong et al showed that family structure and environment were closely related to children's behavioral development [22], and LBC as special family structure will have more emotional [23] and social behavior problems [24].Existing results showed a sizable adverse effect of exposure to parental migration on the health and education outcomes of children [25].Numerous studies have shown that parental migration has a negative impact on EBP in children [23,[26][27][28][29][30][31]. Some research showed that changes in family structure in early childhood [32], poor family communication and decreased maternal positive reappraisal [33]were statistically associated with children's later elevated EBP.…”

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Externalizing behavior problems and influencing factors among hui nationality left-behind children in rural areas of China

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Background Externalizing behavior problems (EBP) is being increasingly viewed as a public health problem. Few studies have addressed EBP in Chinese hui nationality left-behind children (LBC). The aims of this current study to explore the prevalence of EBP and its influencing factors among hui nationality LBC in rural areas of China.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among school students from the southern rural areas in Ningxia, China (2012–2013). The general self-made questionnaire, Egma Minnen av Bardndosnauppforstran (EMBU), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ for Children), Piers-Harri Children's Self-concept Scale (PHCSS) and Achenbach's Child behavior Checklist (CBCL for parents) were used to investigate the related information. Descriptive analysis and logistic regressions were conducted.Results The prevalence of EBP in hui nationality LBC and non-left-behind children(non-LBC) were 12.01% (46/383) and 8.57% (49/572), respectively, and there was no significant difference between them (χ2 = 3.037, P = 0.081). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that low self-concept of behavioral (OR = 13.709), introversion (OR = 11.188) and intermediate personality (OR = 9.349) were risk factors for EBP of hui nationality LBC, while the intermediate type of mother refusal and denial (OR = 0.430) was their protective factor.Conclusions Our findings suggest that parental migration is a risk factor for EBP among hui nationality LBC in rural China. And measures should be taken from self-concept development, personality development, and family education for the prevention of EBP of hui nationality LBC in rural areas of China.

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Externalizing behavior problems and influencing factors among hui nationality left-behind children in rural areas of China

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“…At W1, behavioral problems were most prevalent in the migrant adolescent group, which supports the results of previous studies [ 34 , 35 ]. Other studies have found that behavioral problems in immigrant children are significantly associated with an array of factors related to family, the social environment, and ecological migration [ 36 – 38 ]. Although the relocation and resettlement of ecological migrants was organized and implemented by the government, this policy is predominantly concerned with moving residents from an area with poor ecological carrying capacity to one with a better capacity in order to improve people’s lives.…”

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“…We found that parents working outside the home to generate family income seemed to be a risk factor regarding migrant adolescents’ behavioral problems at W1 and W2. One explanation for this finding is that parents who worked outside the home had less time to monitor and support their adolescents than did parents who farmed at home [ 36 ]. During the first 2 years after migrating, adolescents tend to adapt to their new environment and successfully pass through a period of psychological vulnerability.…”

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Migrant adolescents’ behavioral problems compared to host adolescents and adolescents in their region of origin: a longitudinal study

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Wang

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Background Since the 1990s, families from the ecologically hostile mountainous southern areas of Ningxia Province, China, have been migrating to the northern areas of the province. This study compared the prevalence of behavioral problems among migrant adolescents to those among host adolescents (adolescents from the northern areas) and adolescents in the region of origin (adolescents from the southern areas), to determine whether ecological migration is related to adolescent behavioral problems, and possible changes in such problems over time. Methods We used the Children and Adolescents Ecological Migration Survey on Mental Health, administered to 4805 students aged 12–16 years and their parents between 2012 and 2014 (W1), of whom 1753 students and their parents completed the follow-up between 2014 and 2017 (W2). Parents answered questions related to adolescent behavioral problems, main source of family income, parents’ desire to reverse migrate, improved standard of living, and parents’ educational attainment, while children completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and a classroom environment questionnaire. Results The prevalence of behavioral problems among the migrant adolescents (28.04%) was significantly higher than among host adolescents (21.59%) or adolescents in the region of origin (24.37%; p < 0.001) at W1. After adjusting for gender and age, parents’ work outside the home was the main source of family income (OR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.13–1.78), and adolescents’ learning burden (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01–1.06) in school negatively influenced behavioral problems. Strong student-teacher relationships (OR = 0.97,95% CI = 0.94–0.99) and parents who had no intention to move back to the original residence (OR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.52–0.94) exerted a protective effect at W1; at W2, a protective effect was associated with improved living conditions (OR = 0.39–0.55, 95% CI = 0.25–0.84). The extent of behavioral problems among migrant adolescents significantly decreased after two years. Conclusion Ecological migration will increase children’s behavioral problems in the early stage, with various factors influencing the extent of these problems.

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“…Existing results showed a sizable adverse effect of exposure to parental migration on the health and education outcomes of children [24]. A previous study reported that parental migration had a negative impact on IBP in children [25]. Some research has shown that changes in family structure in early childhood [26], poor family communication and decreased maternal positive reappraisal [27] were statistically associated with children's later elevated IBP.…”

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Internalizing behavior problems among hui nationality left-behind children in rural China: A cross-sectional study

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Liu

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Background: Internalizing behavior problems (IBPs) of left-behind children (LBC) due to parental migration, such as depression and anxiety, has aroused widespread public health concern in China. Limited research to date has focused on studying IBP in Chinese hui nationality LBC. The aims of this present study were to explore the prevalence of IBP and its influencing factors among hui nationality LBC in rural areas of China.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among school students from southern rural areas in Ningxia, China (2012-2013). The demographic data were investigated by a self-designed questionnaire. The caregivers or parents assessed internalizing behavior problems using Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL for parents). Children completed Egma Minnen av Bardndosnauppforstran (EMBU), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ for Children) and Piers-Harri Children's Self-concept Scale (PHCSS). Data on 383 hui nationality LBC aged 6–16 years used in this study were from a survey conducted. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship among the independent variables with children’s internalizing behaviors. Results: The prevalence of IBP in hui nationality LBC and non-left-behind children (non-LBC) was 21.7% (83/383) and 18.2% (104/572), respectively, and there was no significant difference between them (χ2=1.774，P=0.183). However, there was a significant difference in the prevalence of IBP among hui nationality LBC (22.2%) and non-LBC (14.1) for boys (χ2=5.086，P=0.024). Controlling for gender and age, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that high mother-favoring subjects (OR=2.697), medium neuroticism (OR=12.77) and high neuroticism (OR=8.436) were risk factors for IBP in hui nationality LBC.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that parental migration is a risk factor for IBP among hui nationality LBC in rural China. Positive measures should be taken to prevent the IBP of LBC in rural Hui nationality from the aspects of personality development and parental rearing patterns.

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Latent Profile Analysis of Left-behind Adolescents’ Psychosocial Adaptation in Rural China

Cited by 58 publications

References 62 publications

Externalizing behavior problems and influencing factors among hui nationality left-behind children in rural areas of China

Externalizing behavior problems and influencing factors among hui nationality left-behind children in rural areas of China

Migrant adolescents’ behavioral problems compared to host adolescents and adolescents in their region of origin: a longitudinal study

Internalizing behavior problems among hui nationality left-behind children in rural China: A cross-sectional study

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