Effect of psychological resilience and mood on mental health of left-behind children / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of psychological resilience and mood on mental health of leftbehind children.Methods Positive and Negative Affect schedule (PANAS),the Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescent (RSCA) and Mental Health Scale of Middle School Student (MSSMHS) were administrated to 796 left-behind children.Results ①Positive/negative emotions could significantly predict psychological resilience (β=0.875,P＜0.01 ; β=-0.713,P＜0.01).②Psychological resilience had significantly negatively forecast mental health (β=-0.759,P＜0.01).③The relationship between negative affect and mental health was partially mediated by psychological resilience (P＜0.01).The relationship between positive affect and mental health was completely mediated by psychological resilience.Conclusion Psychological resilience plays an important role in the relationship between positive/negative emotions and mental health.Positive affect can improve mental health of left-behind children through psychological resilience.