Comparative study of negative emotion and behavioral problems between left-behind and non-left-behind children in rural areas during hospitalization

Abstract

Objective To discuss the incidence of negative emotion and behavioral problems between left-behind and non-left-behind children in rural areas during hospitalization. Methods 175 participants included 90 cases of non-left-behind children patients and 85 left-behind children patients.The negative emotion and behavioral problems of all children were recorded and compared. Results Compared with the non-left-behind children patients,left-behind children manifested negative emotions such as anger,anxiety,depression and fear,more probability and incidence of behavioral problems such as dysphonia,special learning disabilities,sleep disorders,twitch disease,multiple tourtte's syndrome,attention deficit disorder,enuresis sickness and so on.There was significant differences between the two groups. Conclusions Compared with the non-left-behind children,left-behind children patients are more likely to have negative emotion and behavioral prob-lems,it may have lasting influence on children and eventually influence the development of the physical and mental health,cause learning and adaptation difficulties.So more care and attention should be given to left-behind children,and given timely discovery and timely treatment of negative emotions and behavioral problems. Key words: Rural; Left-behind children; Negative emotion; Behavioral problems