Zhou,J.Hu,F.Wu,J. Yong ,Z.(2018) did a study to identify the differences between
adolescents left behind in their home villages/towns) and non-left behind adolescents on
subjective well-being and family functioning due to parental migration in south China. they
used a stratified cluster sampling method to recruit middle school students in a city
experiencing population-emigration in Jiangxi Province. Participants included adolescents
from families with: (1) one migrant parent, (2) both parents who migrated, or (3) non-left
behind adolescents. Structural equation models were used to determine the predictors of
subjective well-being. Adolescents left behind by both parents were less likely to express life
satisfaction in terms of their environments compared with NLB. A parent or parents who
migrated predicts lower subjective well-being of adolescents and also lower academic
performance. Being apart from their parents may affect family functioning negatively from
an adolescent's viewpoint.
Edwards, Bryant, (2018), did a cohort study on the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on
refugees’ parenting and their children’s mental health. Children and adolescents were
recruited for a population-based prospective cohort study of refugees admitted to 11 sites in
Australia. Primary caregiver PTSD and postmigration difficulties and caregiver PTSD,
primary caregivers repeated measures of trauma history, postmigration difficulties, probable
PTSD, and harsh and warm parenting style were assessed in three waves, and completed
the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for their child. Path analyses revealed that
caregivers' trauma history and postmigration difficulties were associated with greater
subsequent PTSD, which in turn was associated with greater harsh parenting and in turn,
higher levels of child conduct problems, hyperactivity emotional symptoms), and peer
problems. There was also a direct path from primary caregiver PTSD to children's emotional
problems. PTSD in refugees is associated with harsh parenting styles, leading to adverse
effects on their children's mental health.
