TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - A longitudinal study of depressive symptoms and delinquency among Chinese left-behind children
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Lei, Huijie
A1  - Zhang, Qinghua
A1  - Wang, Zhi
A1  - Shao, Jingjin
SP  - e113955
EP  - e113955
VL  - 301
IS  - 
N2  - This study sought to identify the developmental trajectories of depressive symptoms and delinquency in Chinese left-behind children (LBC) over a three-year period, a topic that is less often studied. Overall, 578 Chinese LBC (M(age)= 10.63 years; boys = 53.1%) were tested three times on their depressive symptoms and delinquency from grades four through six. Unconditional latent growth modeling revealed no linear change in LBC's depressive symptoms, whereas there was a linear decrease over time in LBC's delinquency. Multiple-group models revealed that the pattern of change in LBC's delinquency differed across parental migration status and gender. Moreover, mother-only migration LBC showed higher initial depressive symptoms and initial delinquency levels than father-only migration LBC. The results provided a more accurate developmental picture by charting patterns of stability and change among Chinese LBC's depressive symptoms and delinquency in the context of parental migration.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113955
ID  - ref1
ER  -