What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review
In rural China, left-behind children are likely to suffer chronic loneliness. Research has identified a variety of factors that may be associated with loneliness among these children. A meta-analysis is needed to address the empirical inconsistencies and examine the strength of relations between dif...
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| description | In rural China, left-behind children are likely to suffer chronic loneliness. Research has identified a variety of factors that may be associated with loneliness among these children. A meta-analysis is needed to address the empirical inconsistencies and examine the strength of relations between different factors and loneliness. The current meta-analysis included 51 studies on predictors of loneliness published from 2008 to 2017. Results showed that one individual factor (social anxiety) is a key risk factor for loneliness, whereas eight individual (older age, self-esteem, resilience, extroversion) and contextual factors (family functioning, parent–child relationship, peer relationship, social support) serve as protective factors in predicting loneliness. In addition, boys were more likely to feel lonely than girls. Findings and implications of this study were discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29778dce33544dceab40435dcc568aad2022-12-22T03:42:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-04-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.00774430754What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic ReviewXiaoyun Chai0Hongfei Du1Xiaoyan Li2Shaobing Su3Danhua Lin4Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, Social and Health Psychology Research Center, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, ChinaInstitute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United StatesInstitute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaIn rural China, left-behind children are likely to suffer chronic loneliness. Research has identified a variety of factors that may be associated with loneliness among these children. A meta-analysis is needed to address the empirical inconsistencies and examine the strength of relations between different factors and loneliness. The current meta-analysis included 51 studies on predictors of loneliness published from 2008 to 2017. Results showed that one individual factor (social anxiety) is a key risk factor for loneliness, whereas eight individual (older age, self-esteem, resilience, extroversion) and contextual factors (family functioning, parent–child relationship, peer relationship, social support) serve as protective factors in predicting loneliness. In addition, boys were more likely to feel lonely than girls. Findings and implications of this study were discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00774/fulllonelinessleft-behind childrenpredictorsmeta-analysissystematic review |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoyun Chai Hongfei Du Xiaoyan Li Shaobing Su Danhua Lin What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review Frontiers in Psychology loneliness left-behind children predictors meta-analysis systematic review |
| title | What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review |
| title_full | What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review |
| title_fullStr | What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review |
| title_short | What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review |
| title_sort | what really matters for loneliness among left behind children in rural china a meta analytic review |
| topic | loneliness left-behind children predictors meta-analysis systematic review |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00774/full |
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