A prospective study of peer victimization and depressive symptoms among left-behind children in rural China: the mediating effect of stressful life events

Abstract Background The Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China reported that in 2018, 6.97 million left-behind children (LBC), children who live in rural areas away from their parents, were being cared for by grandparents, relatives, elder siblings, or often living alone. Their...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqing Zhang, Houlin Hong, Wei Hou, Xia Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-022-00485-8