Effects of Empathy on Loneliness Among Rural Left-Behind Children in China: The Chain-Mediated Roles of Social Anxiety and Psychological Resilience.

IF 2.8 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Psychology Research and Behavior Management Pub Date : 2024-09-30 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.2147/PRBM.S477556

Xue Li, Dianhui Peng, Xinbo Wu, Xiaolin Li, Junwen Liang, Hongjun Yin, Le Liu, Qian Yang, Weixin Dong, Chunxia Lu

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Abstract

Objective: Loneliness is a prevalent issue among rural left-behind children in China, adversely affecting their physical and mental well-being, as well as social stability. However, the influencing factors and potential mechanisms of loneliness have not yet been fully clarified. This study aims to validate the mediating roles of social anxiety and psychological resilience by examining the association between affective/cognitive empathy and loneliness among Chinese rural left-behind children.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey employed a convenience sampling approach among Chinese left-behind children. A total of 540 participants aged 6 to 11 years old (Average age = 8.54, SD = 1.682) from 3 primary schools in Hunan Province completed the Children's Loneliness Scale, Social Anxiety Scale for Children, The Chinese version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Basic Empathy Scale. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 27.0, Origin 2020, and Mplus 8.3.

Results: Pearson correlation analyses suggested strong significant correlations among affective/cognitive empathy, loneliness, social anxiety, and psychological resilience. Path analyses indicated that the chain mediation effect size of social anxiety and psychological resilience was 0.016 between affective empathy and loneliness, while the chain mediation effect size between cognitive empathy and loneliness was -0.011.

Conclusion: Affective empathy positively correlates with loneliness among Chinese left-behind children through social anxiety and resilience, while cognitive empathy negatively correlates with loneliness. These findings suggest that left-behind children should enhance their cognitive empathy and psychological resilience to reduce their social anxiety, thereby mitigating their loneliness.

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移情对中国农村留守儿童孤独感的影响：社会焦虑与心理复原力的连锁作用

目的孤独是中国农村留守儿童普遍存在的问题，对他们的身心健康和社会稳定造成了不利影响。然而，孤独感的影响因素和潜在机制尚未完全明确。本研究旨在通过研究中国农村留守儿童情感/认知共情与孤独感之间的关系，验证社交焦虑和心理复原力的中介作用：方法：本横断面调查采用便利抽样法。来自湖南省3所小学的540名6-11岁留守儿童（平均年龄=8.54岁，SD=1.682）填写了儿童孤独感量表、儿童社交焦虑量表、中文版康纳-戴维森复原力量表和基本移情量表。数据分析采用 SPSS 27.0、Origin 2020 和 Mplus 8.3：皮尔逊相关分析表明，情感/认知移情、孤独感、社交焦虑和心理复原力之间存在显著的相关性。路径分析表明，在情感移情与孤独感之间，社交焦虑和心理复原力的连锁中介效应大小为 0.016，而认知移情与孤独感之间的连锁中介效应大小为-0.011：情感移情通过社交焦虑和心理复原力与中国留守儿童的孤独感呈正相关，而认知移情与孤独感呈负相关。这些研究结果表明，留守儿童应提高认知移情能力和心理复原力，以减少他们的社交焦虑，从而减轻他们的孤独感。

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Psychology Research and Behavior Management Multiple-

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4.50

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4.70%

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341

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16 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychology Research and Behavior Management is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on the science of psychology and its application in behavior management to develop improved outcomes in the clinical, educational, sports and business arenas. Specific topics covered in the journal include: -Neuroscience, memory and decision making -Behavior modification and management -Clinical applications -Business and sports performance management -Social and developmental studies -Animal studies The journal welcomes submitted papers covering original research, clinical studies, surveys, reviews and evaluations, guidelines, expert opinion and commentary, case reports and extended reports.