title: Influence of social support and rearing behavior on psychosocial health in left-behind children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study is to examine psychological health of left-behind children (LBC), social support and rearing behavior towards LBC as well as their correlations in the city of Shaoxing, China.
  
  
  METHODS
  By stratified sampling, 401 LBC and 527 non-left-behind children (NLBC) had completed the questionnaires in 2014. Spearman's correlation was performed to clarify the relationship between psychological health, social support and rearing behavior in LBC. Multiple linear regression analytical methods were used to identify the variables that were associated with psychological health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to NLBC, LBC got lower scores in psychological health, general social support, subjective support and emotional warmth, but higher in rejection. Psychological health was positively correlated with social support, and negatively with rearing behavior (rejection, overprotection) in LBC. It was also closely connected with the subjective support, rejection and general health status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data show that LBC suffer significant impairment on psychological health, and receive less social support and worse rearing behavior than NLBC. Psychological health may be affected by subjective support, rejection, and general health status. Urgent government assessment and support from the community, school, mental health systems are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, No.900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China. petrelx99@163.com.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.affiliation: Institute of Epidemiology, Shaoxing Keqiao District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, No.900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Fengjiao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, No.900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Sanmei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002668:Child Rearing; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Left-behind children; Psychological health; Rearing behavior; Social support