Testing the effect of perceived social support on left-behind children’s mental well-being in mainland China: The mediation role of resilience

Xiaoyan Fan and Mengjia Lu

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 109, issue C

Abstract: The mechanism of how perceived social support could contribute to left-behind children’s mental well-being remains unclear in mainland China. The purpose of this study was to investigate the direct effect of perceived social support and the mediation role of resilience on left-behind children’s mental well-being. Data of 476 left-behind children in grades 4–9 from 6 schools were collected from a school-based project in Chuzhou District in mainland China. Structural equation modeling indicated that perceived social support elicited a significant direct effect on left-behind children’s mental well-being. Resilience could partially mediate the influence of perceived social support on left-behind children’s mental well-being. These findings could provide cross-cultural evidence for theoretical implications and contribute to evidence-based social policy and social work intervention to promote left-behind children’s mental well-being.

Keywords: Left-behind children; Social support; Mental well-being; Resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104695

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