Table 4 Mental health variables of the participants between left-behind children group and non left-behind children group
Variables | Left-Behind Children | Non Left-Behind Children | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Unhappiness due to the study stress or the issues related to the academic result | |||
Never | 142 (12.7) | 67 (12.2) | 0.990 |
Seldom | 242 (21.7) | 114 (20.8) | |
Sometimes | 502 (45.0) | 252 (46.1) | |
Often | 133 (11.9) | 66 (12.1) | |
Always | 96 (8.6) | 48 (8.8) | |
Insomnia due to worrying | |||
Never | 438 (39.3) | 210 (38.4) | 0.889 |
Seldom | 326 (29.2) | 163 (29.8) | |
Sometimes | 268 (24.0) | 126 (23.0) | |
Often | 55 (4.9) | 31 (5.7) | |
Always | 28 (2.5) | 17 (3.1) | |
Loneliness | |||
Never | 403 (39.3) | 231 (38.4) | 0.039** |
Seldom | 255 (29.2) | 135 (29.8) | |
Sometimes | 292 (24.0) | 115 (23.0) | |
Often | 130 (4.9) | 53 (5.7) | |
Always | 35 (2.5) | 13 (3.1) | |
Having the idea of running away from home | |||
Never thought | 804 (72.1) | 417 (76.2) | 0.289 |
Have thought about it | 291 (26.1) | 119 (21.8) | |
Tried to run away but failed | 13 (1.2) | 7 (1.3) | |
Ran away from home | 7 (0.6) | 4 (0.7) | |
Stopping the daily activities for 2 consecutive weeks or even longer time due to depression or hopelessness | |||
Yes | 148 (13.3) | 68 (12.4) | 0.631 |
No | 967 (86.7) | 479 (87.6) | |