Left Too Early: The Effects of Age at Separation From Parents on Chinese Rural Children's Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression

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	Left Too Early: The Effects of Age at Separation From Parents on Chinese Rural Children's Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
	Liu, Zhengkui2 ; Li, Xinying2 ; Ge, Xiaojia 1,2
摘要	Objectives. We examined the effect of age at separation from parents on symptoms of anxiety and depression among children in rural communities in China whose parents migrated to cities in search of employment opportunities during the country's rapid economic development. Methods. Students in 3 rural areas, Anhui, Chongqing, and Guizhou (N = 592; age = 10-17 years), completed questionnaires that asked about symptoms of state and trait anxiety, as well as depression and age at separation from parents. Results. Children who were separated from parents at a younger age had more symptoms of anxiety and depression. This effect was especially pronounced for children who were separated from their mothers or from both parents. Conclusions. China's explosive economic growth appears to exact a significant toll on left-behind children's mental health, particularly on children whose parents left early in their lives. The unintended consequences of the economic boom on child development need to be further examined in prospective studies.;Objectives. We examined the effect of age at separation from parents on symptoms of anxiety and depression among children in rural communities in China whose parents migrated to cities in search of employment opportunities during the country's rapid economic development.
学科领域	发展心理学
	2009-11-01
语种	英语
发表期刊	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSN	0090-0036
卷号	99 期号:11 页码:2049-2054
期刊论文类型	实证研究
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收录类别	SCI ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000271209900027
引用统计	被引频次：191[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/48459
专题	中国科学院心理研究所健康与遗传心理学研究室中国科学院心理研究所回溯数据库(1956-2010)
作者单位	1.Univ Minnesota, Inst Child Dev, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA; 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	中国科学院心理研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Zhengkui,Li, Xinying,Ge, Xiaojia. Left Too Early: The Effects of Age at Separation From Parents on Chinese Rural Children's Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression[J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH,2009,99(11):2049-2054.
APA	Liu, Zhengkui,Li, Xinying,&Ge, Xiaojia.(2009).Left Too Early: The Effects of Age at Separation From Parents on Chinese Rural Children's Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH,99(11),2049-2054.
MLA	Liu, Zhengkui,et al."Left Too Early: The Effects of Age at Separation From Parents on Chinese Rural Children's Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression".AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 99.11(2009):2049-2054.