Grandparent-child cohesion, friendship quality, and left-behind children's positive/negative affect in rural China. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Jingxin; Ge, Jing; Li, Qianyu
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 27:Number 11(2022)
• Page Start: 2489
• Page End: 2504
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: friendship quality -- grandparent-child cohesion -- left-behind children -- negative affect -- positive affect; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/13591053211049941
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

This study examined the roles of grandparent-child cohesion and friendship quality in left-behind children's positive and negative affect compared with non-left-behind children. Data from 557 participants indicated that grandparent-child cohesion and friendship quality predicted children's emotional adaptation. Friend trust and support and intimate exchange had a stronger predictive effect on positive affect among non-left-behind children. Moreover, the interaction effects between grandparent-child cohesion and friendship quality on children's positive affect supported the reinforcement model, while the interaction effects on negative affect supported the reinforcement model among left-behind children but supported the compensation model among non-left-behind children.