TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Parent-child cohesion, friend companionship and left-behind children's emotional adaptation in rural China
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Zhao, Jingxin
A1  - Liu, Xia
A1  - Wang, Meifang
SP  - 190
EP  - 199
VL  - 48
IS  - 
N2  - Using cross-sectional data from rural left-behind children aged 10-17 years in the Henan Province of China, the present study examined the roles of father-child cohesion, mother-child cohesion, and friend companionship in emotional adaptation (loneliness, depression, and life satisfaction) among children left behind by both of their rural-to-urban migrant parents compared to those with only a migrating father. The results indicated that the children with two migrating parents were disadvantaged according to their demonstration of depression but not in loneliness or life satisfaction. Both parent-child cohesion and friend companionship were directly associated with, to varying extents, the left-behind children's emotional outcomes. Moreover, friend companionship moderated the association between father-child cohesion and emotional outcomes among children with two migrating parents, but the moderating effects of friend companionship did not exist among children with only a migrating father. The implications of these findings for interventions directed at left-behind children are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.07.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -