Self-Reported Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Left-behind Children in Lithuania

Darius Leskauskas (), Virginija Adomaitienė (), Giedrė Šeškevičienė (), Eglė Čėsnaitė () and Kastytis Šmigelskas ()
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Darius Leskauskas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Virginija Adomaitienė: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Giedrė Šeškevičienė: Linköping University Hospital
Eglė Čėsnaitė: Alytus Mental Health Care Center
Kastytis Šmigelskas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Child Indicators Research, 2020, vol. 13, issue 4, No 5, 1203-1216

Abstract: Abstract The migration makes an influence on children’s mental health and behaviors. However, the majority of studies investigate the families and people in migration rather than left-behind groups in their home countries. OBJECTIVE: to assess the possible impact of parents’ migration on emotional and behavioral problems of their left-behind children. The study comprised 10–19-year-old adolescents from five urban secondary schools (n = 1292). The cross-sectional study was conducted in Kaunas city (Lithuania). Main measures were self-reported scales – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as well as items on subjective perceptions and feelings towards the change of relationship with a missing parent due to migration or divorce. Findings show that left-behind children report more risky behaviors and emotional problems, they tend more to feel unloved (OR = 2.34, p

Keywords: Emotional problems; Behavioral problems; Left-behind children; Adolescents; Economic migration; Lithuania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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