TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Influence of stress on self-injury among Chinese left-behind adolescents is not cast in stone: synergistic roles of family protective factors
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Bai, Rong
A1  - Liu, Jinmeng
A1  - Gao, Yemiao
A1  - Wang, Yumeng
A1  - Liu, Xia
SP  - e106948
EP  - e106948
VL  - 154
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106948
ID  - ref1
ER  -