@article{ref1,
title="Influence of stress on self-injury among Chinese left-behind adolescents is not cast in stone: synergistic roles of family protective factors",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2024",
author="Bai, Rong and Liu, Jinmeng and Gao, Yemiao and Wang, Yumeng and Liu, Xia",
volume="154",
number="",
pages="e106948-e106948",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Left-behind adolescents are vulnerable to stressful life events and often engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), which is a growing public concern in China. However, little is known about the synergistic protective effect of family resources on the relationship between stressful life events and NSSI in these adolescents. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: Based on theories of family socialization and resilience, the aim of this study was to examine the synergistic protective role of maternal knowledge and mother-child cohesion in buffering the effect of stressful life events on NSSI in father-absent left-behind adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: This study used two-wave longitudinal data. The analytical sample included 673 adolescents (M(age) = 13.47 ± 1.11 years, 48 % male) who were enlisted from 4 junior high schools in rural China. Respondents completed questionnaires on stressful life events, parental knowledge, parent-child cohesion, and NSSI at two-time points. <br><br>RESULTS: The effects of stressful life events on NSSI were significant in father-absent left-behind adolescents. Additionally, maternal knowledge moderated the associations between stressful life events and NSSI in father-absent left-behind adolescents. Moreover, maternal knowledge and mother-child cohesion were found to play synergistic protective roles in the relationship between stressful life events and NSSI. In father-absent left-behind adolescents, only high maternal knowledge and high-quality mother-child cohesion could eliminate the negative effect of stressful life events on NSSI. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings underscore the synergistic protective roles of maternal knowledge and mother-child cohesion in buffering the negative effect of stressful life events on NSSI in father-absent left-behind adolescents. Both maternal knowledge and mother-child cohesion should be considered in interventions aimed at reducing NSSI in these adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106948",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106948"
}