Psychiatry Investig.  2022 Apr;19(4):289-301. 10.30773/pi.2021.0119.

Externalizing Behavior Problems Among Hui Ethnicity Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Beijing First Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine-First Affiliated Hospital of Institute of Basic Theory, Beijing, China
  • 2Clinical Psychiatry 16, Luoyang Fifth People’s Hospital-Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
  • 3Yinchuan University of Energy, Yichuan, China
  • 4Mental Health Education Consulting Center, College of Clinic Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China

Abstract


Objective
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of externalizing behavior problems (EBPs) and its influencing factors among Hui left-behind children (LBC) in rural China.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted among school students from the southern rural areas in Ningxia, China (2012–2013). The general self-made questionnaire, Egma Minnen av Bardndosna Uppforstran, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (for Children), Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale, and Achenbach’s Child Behavior Checklist (for parents) were used to investigate the related information. Binary logistic regressions were conducted.
Results
The prevalence of EBPs in boys Hui LBC was significantly higher than that of non-LBC (12.37% vs. 6.84%, χ2=4.09, and p=0.04). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that low self-awareness of behavior (odds ratio [OR]=29.78), introversion (OR=21.67) and intermediate personality (OR=15.83), poor academic performance (OR=11.65) and both parent migrating (OR=2.73) were the risk factors for the EBPs of Hui LBC, while middle and high father refusal and denial (OR=0.11, OR=0.09) were their protective factors.
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that both parent migrating is a potential risk factor for EBPs among Hui LBC. Hui boys LBC should be paid more attention when formulating relevant policies.

Keyword

Hui ethnicity; Left-behind children; Externalizing behavior problems; Rural China; Cross-sectional studies
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