title: [Structural equation model analysis on psychological resilience of left-behind children in rural areas in Sichuan Province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the influencing factors on psychological resilience of left-behind children in rural areas and to find protective factors for psychological resilience by Structural Equation Model.
  
  
  METHODS
  349 left-behind children of two rural middle schools in Zizhong County, Sichuan Province were measured in group by the Social Support Appraisals (SS-A) Scale and California Health Kids Survey Resilience Assessment Module (HKRA) and other appraisal scales as well as cross-section investigated by self-made questionnaire, using Structural Equation Model for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychological resilience of left-behind children in rural areas was divided into two parts which were external protective factor and internal characteristic of individual. The latter was directly impacted by the former (beta = 1.138, P < 0.001) and gender (beta = 0.086, P = 0.048). External protective factor of psychological resilience was directly impacted by family support (beta = 0.076, P = 0.047), parents concern (beta = 0.092, P < 0.001), parental relationship (beta = 0.024, P = 0.043) and mother requiring (beta = 0.050, P = 0.065) and indirectly impacted by friends support, other support, the time of mothers working outside and guardian requiring. There was positive relationship between academic performance and internal characteristics of psychological resilience of left-behind children (r = 0.026, P = 0.055).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychological resilience of left-behind children in rural areas was influenced by multidimensional factors. Family support, especially mother's care was the key protective factor. Guardians, teachers and friends support and care were also protective factors. Gender difference occurred as to internal characteristic of psychological resilience of the female left-behind children was higher than that of the male.
authors.affiliation: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. liuqiaolan@netease.com
authors.forename: Qiaolan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bingshuang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Huihui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002681:China; D017004:Codependency, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012424:Rural Population; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*