What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review.

ABSTRACT: 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

SUBMITTER: Chai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482215 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature