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13-08-2020 | Original Article

Social Anxiety Status of Left-Behind Children in Rural Areas of Hunan Province and its Relationship with Loneliness

Auteurs: Menglong Li, Yujia Ren, Hua Sun

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 6/2020

Abstract

Objective

This study was designed to investigate the situation of social anxiety among left-behind children in rural areas of Hunan Province, China, and to study the effect of social anxiety on loneliness.

Methodology

A total of 797 left-behind children were selected from rural areas in Hunan Province, China. The basic information questionnaire for left-behind children, Social Anxiety Scale for Children, Perceived Social Support Scale and UCLA Loneliness Scale were used for investigation.

Results

(1) The social anxiety score of left-behind children in China is 6.84 ± 4.28, higher than non-left-behind children, and the score of boys is lower than that of girls, with no significant difference. The score of left-behind children in grade 5 is significantly lower than that of left-behind children in other grades. (2) The overall loneliness score is 16.30 ± 5.10, higher than non-left-behind children, and the score of boys is significantly higher than that of girls. (3) Social anxiety has a significant positive predictive effect on loneliness (P < 0.01). Regression analysis shows that social anxiety not only affects loneliness directly, but also affects loneliness indirectly through the mediating role of perceived social support.

Conclusions

Social anxiety is a risk factor for loneliness of left-behind children in rural areas. In the influence of social anxiety on loneliness, social support plays a partial mediating role.

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Titel: Social Anxiety Status of Left-Behind Children in Rural Areas of Hunan Province and its Relationship with Loneliness
Auteurs: Menglong Li
Yujia Ren
Hua Sun
Publicatiedatum: 13-08-2020
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01045-x

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