A prospective study of psychological resilience and depression among left-behind children in China.
This prospective study examined the longitudinal effects of psychological resilience on depression in a Chinese sample of left-behind children. A total of 386 left-behind children completed both a baseline and a 1-year follow-up survey. The prevalence of depression at the baseline and 1-year follow-up was 12.7 and 8.5 per cent, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that older age and baseline depressive symptoms were positively associated with follow-up depression, while psychological resilience and quality of life were negatively related to follow-up depression. Our findings provided preliminary evidence that higher psychological resilience was a significantly protective factor of developing depression among left-behind children.
Anhui Medical University, China.
Yi-Le
YL
Wu
Anhui Medical University, China.
Xue
X
Zhao
Anhui Medical University, China.
Xiu-Xiu
XX
Ding
Anhui Medical University, China.
Hui-Yun
HY
Yang
Anhui Medical University, China.
Zhen-Zhong
ZZ
Qian
Anhui Medical University, China.
Fang
F
Feng
Anhui Medical University, China.
Shan-Shan
SS
Lu
Anhui Medical University, China.
Cai-Yun
CY
Hu
Anhui Medical University, China.
Feng-Feng
FF
Gong
Anhui Medical University, China.
Ye-Huan
YH
Sun
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
depression; family function; left-behind children; longitudinal study; psychological resilience