The Relationship between Parental Care and Loneliness in Left-behind Children:A Moderated Mediation Model
To explore the impact of parental care on loneliness and its mechanism,the questionnaire survey was conducted on 3510 rural children,of which 2259 left-behind children(LBC)were analyzed as the target group and 1251 non-left-behind children(NLBC)as the control group.The results showed that:In both LBC and NLBC groups,there were significant negative correlations between parental care and loneliness,and personal growth initiative partially mediated these relationships;Significant others'support positively moderated the effect of parental care on personal growth initiative,and the moderating effect was greater on NLBC than that on LBC.The results provided perspectives on the intervention of loneliness.