Mental Health Issues in Chinese College Students as Former Left-Behind Children: A Literature Review
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Jan 27, 2025
Abstract
The issue of left-behind children in China has been a consequence of its accelerated economic development in the past few decades. While there is a large body of literature on the physical and mental health states of this group, research on the impact of their early left-behind life on their future development, particularly on their future mental well-being, has been inadequate. This article is a literature review based on 40 prior studies of the mental health states of college students as former left-behind children in China. It encapsulates research topics, methodologies, and tools of these studies and draws the conclusion that these college students’ past experiences as left-behind children have long-term impacts, primarily unfavorable ones, on their mental well-being. Also, the study summarizes the factors that possibly affect mental health in this group and proposes certain intervention suggestions.
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Left-Behind Children, College Student, Mental Health, Literature Review
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References
(The 40 Studies included in the literature review are marked with asterisks)
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Chen, X. (2025). Mental Health Issues in Chinese College Students as Former Left-Behind Children: A Literature Review. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 26(1), 4261–4280. https://doi.org/10.15354/sief.25.re449
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