Chunyang Zhang¹, Yijun Lin¹, Yuyang Zhou², Wei Xu^1,3,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.4, pp. 443-454, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.017229

Abstract Left-behind experience refers to the experience of children staying behind in their hometown under the care of only one parent or their relatives while one or both of their parents leave to work in other places. College students with left-behind experience showed higher aggression levels. To further explore the relationship between left-behind experience and aggression, the current study categorized left-behind experience using latent class analysis and explored its relationship with aggression. One thousand twenty-eight Chinese college students with left-behind experience were recruited, and their aggression levels were assessed. The results showed that there were four categories of left-behind experience: “starting… More >

Si Yu¹, Chunyang Zhang², Yijun Lin¹, Qian Zhang³, Wei Xu^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.2, pp. 71-81, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011194

Abstract Few studies have comprehensively explored the mechanism of the association between dispositional mindfulness and the process of internalization and externalization. Given that dispositional mindfulness can enhance the level of self-acceptance, the present study investigated the role of self-compassion in the effect of dispositional mindfulness on anxiety and aggressiveness among college students with left-behind experience (LBE). A total of 385 Chinese college students with LBE reported their level of dispositional mindfulness, anxiety symptoms, aggressiveness, and self-compassion. Dispositional mindfulness was negatively associated with anxiety and aggressiveness after controlling for gender, age, and whether they are the only child in family. Additionally, self-compassion… More >