Objective@#To analyze the correlation between
behavior and
lifestyle factors and
anxiety symptoms of left-behind
children, and to provide evidence for
mental health intervention of left-behind
children.@*
Methods@#1 188
children aged from 13 to 18 (617 non-left-behind
children and 571 left-behind
children) in B County of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province were evaluated with
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (
GAD-7). Meanwhile,
physical activity, TV watching
time,
computer usage
time, dietary
behavior,
sleep and other behavioral
lifestyle factors of left-behind
children were investigated by
questionnaire.@*Results@#The
detection rate of
anxiety among left-behind
children (66.0%) was higher than that of non-left-behind
children (60.5%). The
detection rates of mild, moderate, and severe
anxiety were 26.3%, 15.4% and 24.3%, respectively. Under the condition of controlling age and
gender,
Logistic regression analysis showed that left-behind
childrens
anxiety symptoms and
computer usage
time>3 h/d (mild
anxiety, OR=3.00, 95%CI=1.27-4.16; moderate
anxiety, OR=4.09, 95%CI=1.55-10.78; severe
anxiety, OR=3.44, 95%CI=1.46-8.11),
mobile phone usage
time >3 h/d (mild
anxiety, OR=4.93, 95%CI=2.71-8.94; moderate
anxiety, OR=5.93, 95%CI=2.98-11.79; severe
anxiety, OR=7.11, 95%CI=3.85-13.15), skipping
breakfast behavior (moderate
anxiety, often skipping, OR=6.09, 95%CI=1.59-23.36; severe
anxiety, often skipping, OR=5.49, 95%CI =1.68-7.97, sometimes eat
breakfast, OR=2.68, 95%CI=1.10-6.53) was positively correlated; with appropriate sleeping
time (moderate
anxiety, OR=0.28, 95%CI=0.13-0.60) was negatively correlated.@*Conclusion@#The unhealthy
behavior and
lifestyle of left-behind
children may be a potential
risk factor for
anxiety symptoms.