TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Mental health symptoms among rural adolescents with different parental migration experiences: a cross-sectional study in China
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Wang, Joyce
A1  - Zou, Jiaojiao
A1  - Luo, Jing
A1  - Liu, Hanmei
A1  - Yang, Qiping
A1  - Ouyang, Yufeng
A1  - Hu, Mi
A1  - Lin, Qian
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In rural regions of China, the rural-to-urban migrant worker population and their left-behind children-60 million children who remain in home villages-have diversified the rural adolescence experience in terms of family life, compounding known mental health disparities. This study examined the impact of a comprehensive panel of home- and school-related variables on the prevalence of three common mental health complaints among rural adolescents. Data were collected using a self-formulated questionnaire administered to 1347 seventh grade students in a rural county of Hunan Province in Fall 2017. The prevalence of mental health symptoms was 10-18%. Bullying, loneliness, and stress from home and school environments were risk factors; good life satisfaction and willingness to reach out to adult and peer social networks were protective. Being a left-behind child was only significantly associated with depression symptoms, and notably, none of the other variables specific to left-behind children were found to be influential on mental health outcomes. These results suggest that the school-related factors included in our analysis accounted for a share of the risk typically explained by home-related factors alone. Schools may therefore be reliable settings for mental health programs in rural areas with ever more unpredictable home environments.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.03.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -