The Influence Factors of Left-behind Children’s Inferiority

Abstract

Left-behind children are a special social group and need more care from society. They are children under 16 years old and without the accompany from parents as their parents go outside to seek jobs. Nowadays, the development of society also brings the formation of the social group which is called left-behind children. As technological development and industrial processing, more and more facilities enter rural areas. Many locals lose their jobs and have to emerge into cities to earn money to sustain their family. But because of the policies in the census register, children can only stay in rural areas and are not able to stay with their parents in cities Under the social situation above, the number of leftbehind children is continually increasing. As the children stay in a special environment where they are not accompanied by their parents, left-behind children usually are more timid, sensitive and introverted. And even there are some crimes cased by the left-behind children because of their mental and emotional disorders. In order to observe further the antecedents of left-behind children's inferiority, the first step is to research the behaviors and defects in their character. To better understand the negativity of left-behind children, it is necessary to find out the core factors that influence the growth of left-behind children. This would be beneficial in developing mental therapies for this group. This review will focus on the family, school, personal and social factors that contribute to the diminishing self-confidence of left-behind children, also discuss the intervention for this problem.