@article{ref1,
title="Direct and indirect effects of child maltreatment on suicidal ideation among Chinese left-behind children: does gender make a difference?",
journal="Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)",
year="2022",
author="Li, Xiangping and Fan, Xiaoyan",
volume="12",
number="11",
pages="-",
abstract="Previous studies indicate that maltreatment is related to children's suicidal ideation, but the indirect mechanisms of left-behind children have been rarely investigated in the Chinese context. On the basis of a left-behind children sample (N = 1355; 57.1% females), this study aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of maltreatment on suicidal ideation among Chinese left-behind children. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) demonstrate that child maltreatment not only directly affects the suicidal ideation of left-behind children, but can also indirectly affect their suicidal ideation through the partially mediating role of self-efficacy. Moreover, a significant gender difference was found in the direct effect of maltreatment on suicidal ideation, with females experiencing stronger influence than males. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that the effect of maltreatment on the suicidal ideation of left-behind children is mediated by self-efficacy and moderated by gender. <br><br>FINDINGS also highlight intervention directions for risk behaviors among left-behind children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2076-328X",
doi="10.3390/bs12110464",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12110464"
}