The impact of parental absence on the mental health of middle school students in rural areas of Western China

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: March 4, 2025

Background Extensive research has established the association between parental absence and adolescent psychological well-being, particularly in Chinese context. However, studies specifically examining dual impact of separation migration on outcomes among adolescents Western China remain relatively limited. Aim This study aims to systematically examine various situations mental health early adolescence, with objective informing targeted interventions policy formulations optimize psychosocial support systems for vulnerable youth population. Methods The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was employed analyze continuous ordinal variables that exhibited non-normal distributions. To investigate associations patterns (depression, anxiety, stress) middle school students, binary logistic regression analysis performed, while model’s goodness-of-fit evaluated by using Hosmer-Lemeshow test, a p > 0.05 indicating satisfactory model fit. Results cross-sectional investigated cohort 8,606 revealing notable prevalence rates depressive symptoms (6.7%), anxiety (6.1%), stress-related (8.1%). Multivariate demonstrated different forms exerted substantial effects severity, statistically significant depression, stress (all < 0.001). results revealed had stress. Specifically, combined divorce left-behind children (DLC) creates synergistic effect, resulting risks (OR = 1.623–1.725, all 0.001), are significantly higher than those associated either factor individually (LBC/DC). Further identified additional risk factors, including senior high 1.486, boarding 1.155, 0.037), girls (anxiety OR 1.213, showing adverse outcomes. Conclusion Our underscores diverse Sichuan region. By fostering stronger parent–child bonds providing emotional support, it may be possible mitigate help better navigate these challenges.

Language: Английский

Dynamic Associations between Self-Efficacy and Depressive Symptoms During the Transition to Adolescence: A 3-year Longitudinal Study

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 3, 2025

Language: Английский

Parents’ Reflective Functioning, Emotion Regulation, and Health: Associations with Children’s Functional Somatic Symptoms

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7(2), P. 31 - 31

Published: April 3, 2025

Functional somatic symptoms (FSSs) in children—such as headaches, stomachaches, and muscle pain without clear medical explanations—pose a significant clinical challenge, often leading to repeated healthcare visits impairments daily functioning. While the role of parental psychological factors shaping children’s FSSs has been suggested, empirical evidence remains limited fragmented. This study addresses this gap by systematically examining associations between parents’ reflective functioning, emotion regulation, alexithymia, physical mental health, frequency severity FSSs. A total 339 parents children aged 6–12 completed surveys assessing their capacity understand states, regulate emotions, identify or describe feelings, well self-reported health. They also indicated whether child experienced (e.g., stomachaches) more than once per week. Results revealed that with reported significantly lower levels functioning (lower certainty, higher uncertainty), alexithymic traits, greater regulation difficulties, alongside poorer health indices. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated difficulties increased likelihood exhibiting FSSs, while emerged predictor. Furthermore, multiple linear challenges poor predicted These findings offer novel insights into how characteristics can shape symptom expression, highlighting need for family-focused interventions. By identifying addressing emotional cognitive clinicians may be able mitigate intergenerational transmission maladaptive stress responses, ultimately reducing burden children.

Language: Английский