The mediating mechanism between psychological resilience and mental health among left-behind children in China

Xinyi Zhao, Fang Fu and Luqing Zhou

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 110, issue C

Abstract: The left-behind children phenomenon appeared in the process of development of industrialization and urbanization in China has become a social problem that needs close attention. Meanwhile, the importance of resilience on the psychological health of left-behind children has been highlighted in academic field. This study examined the mediating effect of psychological trait resilience on the relationship between protective factors from social network and self-esteem/depression of the left-behind children in China. A total of 345 left-behind children at middle schools completed the questionnaire of Healthy Kids Resilience Assessment (HKRA), Self-Esteem Scale (SES) and Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI). Path analysis showed that psychological trait resilience played a fully mediating role on the relationship between protective factors and self-esteem, as well on the association between the relationship between protective factors and depression. Building protective social network may be helpful to improve trait resilience of left-behind children, which further increase self-esteem and mitigate depression of them. The implications of these findings on social work practice were discussed.

Keywords: Psychological resilience; Left-behind children; Mediating effect; Self-esteem; Depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104686

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