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The Effect of Left-Behind Experience and Self-Esteem on Aggressive Behavior in Young Adults in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence . Feb2022, Vol. 37 Issue 3/4, p1049-1075. 27p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- There is little investigation on the independent effects of left-behind experience (LBE) on self-esteem and aggressive behavior in Chinese young adult populations, or the interaction effects of LBE and self-esteem on aggressive behavior. Thus, a school-based health survey was conducted in Anhui province in China in 2017. A total of 4,154 college students completed standard questionnaires which contain details of left-behind–related characters, self-esteem, aggressive behavior, and sociodemographic profile. Of included students, 55.3% were those with LBE (LBEs). Compared to students without left-behind experiences (NLBEs), LBEs had significantly increased scores of aggressive behavior and decreased score of self-esteem. The increased aggression in LBEs was highly related to longer left-behind duration, younger age of left-behind for the first time, and decreased self-esteem. On the other side, the aggressive behavior was demonstrated negatively correlated with self-esteem in both LBEs and NLBEs. There was an interaction effect of left-behind duration and self-esteem on physical aggression and of frequency of contacting with parents and self-esteem on verbal aggression. Besides, the interaction of primary caregiver and self-esteem on hostility and aggression toward self were also observed, respectively. Our results indicated LBEs and low self-esteem are associated with increased risk of aggressive behavior in Chinese young adults. The increased aggressive behavior in LBEs were highly related to longer left-behind duration, younger age of left-behind for the first time and decreased self-esteem. In those LBEs with some certain left-behind–related characters, aggressive behavior decreased more prominently with the increase of self-esteem. Strategies to improve self-esteem, particularly among young adults who have certain characters of LBE, should be a significant component of prevention and interventions of aggressive behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PSYCHOLOGY of college students
*ANALYSIS of variance
*SELF-perception
*CROSS-sectional method
*AGE distribution
*TIME
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*EXPERIENCE
*RISK assessment
*COMPARATIVE studies
*T-test (Statistics)
*PSYCHOLOGY of abandoned children
*RESEARCH funding
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*PARENT-child relationships
*AGGRESSION (Psychology)
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DATA analysis software
*ADULTS
RISK factors of aggression
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08862605
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3/4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154898655
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520922373