Word of Mouth from Left-Behind Children in Rural China: Exploring Their Psychological, Academic and Physical Well-being During COVID-19

Chunhai Gao, Endale Tadesse () and Sabika Khalid
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Chunhai Gao: Shenzhen University
Endale Tadesse: Southwest University
Sabika Khalid: Southwest University

Child Indicators Research, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, No 8, 1719-1740

Abstract: Abstract COVID-19 has had considerable effects on people’s lives worldwide, particularly left-behind children in China as they tragically witnessed the outbreak. From the outset, millions of left-behind children in rural areas experienced extensive physical and psychological disturbances because their migrant parents who lived in the city or another province could not be with them. This study explored the psychological, academic, and physical well-being of rural left-behind children during COVID-19. We captured the experiences of 10- to 15-year-old children and adolescents who were left behind by their migrant parents before the COVID-19 outbreak. The results of the present study suggest that left-behind children have exhibited severe psychological illnesses since the pandemic has limited their social interactions with peers and increased improper caretaking from grandparents.

Keywords: COVID-19; Left-behind children; Psychological adjustment; Academic adjustment; Physical well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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