Table 5 Mental health variables between male and female among left-behind children
Variables | Male | Female | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Unhappiness due to the study stress or the issues related to the academic result | |||
Never | 88 (15.6) | 54 (9.8) | 0.000*** |
Seldom | 144 (25.5) | 98 (17.8) | |
Sometimes | 220 (38.9) | 282 (51.3) | |
Often | 59 (10.4) | 74 (13.5) | |
Always | 54 (9.6) | 42 (7.6) | |
Insomnia due to worrying | |||
Never | 249 (44.1) | 189 (34.4) | 0.013** |
Seldom | 158 (28.0) | 168 (30.5) | |
Sometimes | 119 (21.1) | 149 (27.1) | |
Often | 24 (4.2) | 31 (5.6) | |
Always | 15 (2.7) | 13 (2.4) | |
Loneliness | |||
Never | 230 (40.7) | 173 (31.5) | 0.000*** |
Seldom | 140 (24.8) | 115 (20.9) | |
Sometimes | 117 (20.7) | 175 (31.8) | |
Often | 60 (10.6) | 70 (12.7) | |
Always | 18 (3.2) | 17 (3.1) | |
Having the idea of running away from home | |||
Never thought | 393 (69.6) | 411 (74.7) | 0.269 |
Have thought about it | 160 (28.3) | 131 (23.8) | |
Tried to run away but failed | 8 (1.4) | 5 (0.9) | |
Ran away from home | 4 (0.7) | 3 (0.5) | |
Stopping the daily activities for 2 consecutive weeks or even longer time due to depression or hopelessness | |||
Yes | 77 (13.6) | 71 (12.9) | 0.732 |
No | 488 (86.4) | 479 (87.1) | |