Objective: To explore the difference of problem behaviors between parent -absent Children in different care-taking modes and parent-present Children. Methods: 593 parent-absent Children in different care-taking modes and 353 parent -present Children were evaluated with Adolescent Problem Behavior Scale. Results: ① Parent -absent children taken care of by grandparents or previous generation score higher than parent—present children on such variables as the incidence of ten behaviors, the index of total problem behaviors, aggression and delinquency dimensions, and the ratio of behavioral maladjustment individual; ②one-parent-absent children score higher on delinquency dimension than parent-present children. Conclusion: Being left-behind has adverse effect on behavior adaptation of children in Rural Junior Middle School.
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