Study on The Mental Health of Rural Left-behind Children in Boarding Schools

Abstract

To investigate the mental health of rural left-behind children in boarding schools, the Mental Health Diagnostic Test (MHT) adapted to primary and secondary school students in China was used to compare the mental health of rural left-behind students in boarding and non-boarding schools. Results: First, there are some problems with the mental health of rural left-behind children in boarding schools. Second, there was a significant gender difference in the dimension of anxiety about people among boarding students. Second, there is a significant difference in the dimension of anxiety about people and loneliness among boarding students in terms of gender, and there is a significant difference in the grade level of anxiety about people and tendency of loneliness among boarding students. Therefore, it is suggested that schools, families and society should take joint measures to grasp and guide the psychology of rural left-behind children in boarding schools, especially those in the lower grades, in order to make them grow up healthy and strong.