{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]],"date-time":"2026-04-22T15:55:10Z","timestamp":1776873310668,"version":"3.51.2"},"reference-count":79,"publisher":"MDPI AG","issue":"7","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,21]],"date-time":"2025-07-21T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1753056000000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"funder":[{"name":"Chinese Scholarship Council","award":["202006860028"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["202006860028"]}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Behavioral Sciences"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Ample evidence has recognized the importance of teacher support for children\u2019s mental health. However, less is known about the factors that may play a role in the association between teacher support and children\u2019s mental health. In the present study, we examined the mediating role of self-concept and the moderating role of area (i.e., rural vs. urban area) in the relationship between teacher support and children\u2019s mental health (i.e., depression and anxiety). We used a sample of Chinese elementary students who enrolled in grades 3 to 6 (N = 525, aged 8\u201313, 44.54% girls). Results showed that children who perceived more teacher support tended to report better mental health. Moreover, the relationship between perceived teacher support and mental health was mediated by each domain of self-concept. Lastly, the association between teacher support and mental health was moderated by area, with a stronger effect found for urban children compared with rural children. These findings highlight the importance of considering both individual and contextual factors in the association between teacher support and children\u2019s mental health. Practical strategies are proposed for school teachers, professionals, and policymakers to foster children\u2019s psychological well-being.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/bs15070987","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,21]],"date-time":"2025-07-21T11:44:05Z","timestamp":1753098245000},"page":"987","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Taking a Closer Look at Teacher Support and Children\u2019s Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept and the Moderating Role of Area"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0706-8449","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhongqi","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China"},{"name":"Research Institute of Child Development and Education, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1001 NG Amsterdam, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0213-614X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Qingqing","family":"Du","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute of Child Development and Education, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1001 NG Amsterdam, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bram Orobio","family":"de Castro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute of Child Development and Education, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1001 NG Amsterdam, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guoxiong","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"970","DOI":"10.1080\/01425692.2019.1642737","article-title":"The role of socioeconomic background and prior achievement for students\u2019 perception of teacher support","volume":"40","author":"Atlay","year":"2019","journal-title":"British Journal of Sociology of Education"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"153","DOI":"10.1111\/bjep.12545","article-title":"The moderating role of socioeconomic status on the relationship between teacher social support and sense of belonging to school","volume":"93","author":"Bakchich","year":"2023","journal-title":"British Journal of Educational Psychology"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1111\/1529-1006.01431","article-title":"Does high self-esteem cause better performance, interpersonal success, happiness, or healthier lifestyles?","volume":"4","author":"Baumeister","year":"2003","journal-title":"Psychological Science in the Public Interest"},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"43","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1469-7610.1987.tb00651.x","article-title":"Clinical evaluation of a self-rating scale for depressive disorder in childhood (depression self-rating scale)","volume":"28","author":"Birleson","year":"1987","journal-title":"Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref_5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"545","DOI":"10.1097\/00004583-199704000-00018","article-title":"The screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders (SCARED): Scale construction and psychometric characteristics","volume":"36","author":"Birmaher","year":"1997","journal-title":"Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref_6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1763","DOI":"10.1111\/cdev.12961","article-title":"How children construct views of themselves: A social-developmental perspective","volume":"88","author":"Brummelman","year":"2017","journal-title":"Child Development"},{"key":"ref_7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"123","DOI":"10.1080\/02673843.2013.875480","article-title":"The role of social support in adolescents: Are you helping me or stressing me out?","volume":"22","author":"Camara","year":"2017","journal-title":"International Journal of Adolescence and Youth"},{"key":"ref_8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"817","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cpr.2005.12.002","article-title":"Anxiety in a neglected population: Prevalence of anxiety disorders in pre-adolescent children","volume":"26","author":"McNicol","year":"2006","journal-title":"Clinical Psychology Review"},{"key":"ref_9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"128","DOI":"10.1016\/j.childyouth.2018.03.001","article-title":"Social support and depression among Chinese adolescents: The mediating roles of self-esteem and self-efficacy","volume":"88","author":"Chang","year":"2018","journal-title":"Children and Youth Services Review"},{"key":"ref_10","first-page":"89","article-title":"Research on the turnover rate of rural teachers and its influencing factors\u2014Based on tracking data of mathematics teachers in rural northwest China","volume":"37","author":"Chang","year":"2021","journal-title":"Chinese Education and Economy"},{"key":"ref_11","first-page":"41","article-title":"Students\u2019 perceived class interpersonal harmony and its relationship with social behavior","volume":"25","author":"Chen","year":"2009","journal-title":"Chinese Psychological Development and Education"},{"key":"ref_12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Chen, H., and Yu, Y. (2022). The impact of social-emotional learning: A meta-analysis in China. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2022.1040522"},{"key":"ref_13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.3200\/MONO.131.2.77-127","article-title":"Relation of academic support from parents, teachers, and peers to hong kong adolescents\u2019 academic achievement: The mediating role of academic engagement","volume":"131","author":"Chen","year":"2005","journal-title":"Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs"},{"key":"ref_14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"570","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9507.2004.00284.x","article-title":"Self-perceptions of social competence and self-worth in Chinese children: Relations with social and school performance","volume":"13","author":"Chen","year":"2004","journal-title":"Social Development"},{"key":"ref_15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Cheng, J., Wang, W., and Wang, X. (, January October). The moral education: Literature review of its development from past to present. 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021), Xishuangbanna, China.","DOI":"10.2991\/assehr.k.211220.389"},{"key":"ref_16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"310","DOI":"10.1037\/0033-2909.98.2.310","article-title":"Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis","volume":"98","author":"Cohen","year":"1985","journal-title":"Psychological Bulletin"},{"key":"ref_17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"19","DOI":"10.1093\/swr\/27.1.19","article-title":"Differential effects of support providers on adolescents\u2019 mental health","volume":"27","author":"Colarossi","year":"2003","journal-title":"Social Work Research"},{"key":"ref_18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"432","DOI":"10.1037\/pspp0000497","article-title":"Rank-order stability of domain-specific self-esteem: A meta-analysis","volume":"127","author":"Dapp","year":"2024","journal-title":"Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"},{"key":"ref_19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"483","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsp.2010.08.002","article-title":"Relatedness with teachers and peers during early adolescence: An integrated variable-oriented and person-oriented approach","volume":"48","author":"Davidson","year":"2010","journal-title":"Journal of School Psychology"},{"key":"ref_20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1111\/jora.12103","article-title":"Using experimental designs to understand the development of peer relations","volume":"25","author":"Thomaes","year":"2015","journal-title":"Journal of Research On Adolescence"},{"key":"ref_21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"331","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jadohealth.2020.10.001","article-title":"Evaluating the \u201cdove confident me\u201d five-session body image intervention delivered by teachers in schools: A cluster randomized controlled effectiveness trial","volume":"68","author":"Diedrichs","year":"2021","journal-title":"Journal of Adolescent Health"},{"key":"ref_22","first-page":"251","article-title":"Reliability and validity of the harter children\u2019s self-perception scale","volume":"22","author":"Ding","year":"2014","journal-title":"Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology"},{"key":"ref_23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Adams, G. R., and Berzonsky, M. D. (2006). Schools as developmental contexts. Blackwell handbook of adolescence, Blackwell Publishing.","DOI":"10.1002\/9780470756607"},{"key":"ref_24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsp.2020.07.004","article-title":"Developmental trajectories of teacher-student relationships and longitudinal associations with children\u2019s conduct problems from grades 1 to 12","volume":"82","author":"Ettekal","year":"2020","journal-title":"Journal of School Psychology"},{"key":"ref_25","unstructured":"Fang, Y., Du, Z., Li, H., Huang, F. J., and Yan, L. (2025). 2024 report on the mental health of rural students in underdeveloped regions of China. China national mental health development report (2023\u20132024), Social Sciences Academic Press (China)."},{"key":"ref_26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"113","DOI":"10.1177\/1088868314544222","article-title":"A new look at social support","volume":"19","author":"Feeney","year":"2015","journal-title":"Personality and Social Psychology Review"},{"key":"ref_27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"105269","DOI":"10.1016\/j.childyouth.2020.105269","article-title":"Are rural children of work-away parents really left behind? Voices from rural teachers","volume":"117","author":"Fu","year":"2020","journal-title":"Children and Youth Services Review"},{"key":"ref_28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1554","DOI":"10.1037\/xge0000733","article-title":"Better than my past self: Temporal comparison raises children\u2019 s pride without triggering superiority goals","volume":"149","author":"Brummelman","year":"2020","journal-title":"Journal of Experimental Psychology: General"},{"key":"ref_29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Harter, S. (1985). Manual for the self-perception profile for children, The University of Denver.","DOI":"10.1037\/t05338-000"},{"key":"ref_30","unstructured":"Sternberg, R. J., and Kolligian, J. (1990). Causes, correlates, and the functional role of global self-worth: A life-span perspective. Competence considered, Yale University Press."},{"key":"ref_31","unstructured":"Harter, S. (2012). The construction of the self: Developmental and sociocultural foundations, The Guilford Press. [2nd ed.]."},{"key":"ref_32","unstructured":"Hayes, A. F. (2017). Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression-based approach, Guilford Press."},{"key":"ref_33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"402","DOI":"10.4097\/kjae.2013.64.5.402","article-title":"The prevention and handling of the missing data","volume":"64","author":"Kang","year":"2013","journal-title":"Korean Journal of Anesthesiology"},{"key":"ref_34","first-page":"407","article-title":"Analysis of influencing factors for anxiety-related emotional disorders in children and adolescents during home quarantine in the COVID-19 pandemic","volume":"28","author":"Lei","year":"2020","journal-title":"Chinese Journal of Child Health Care"},{"key":"ref_35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1015","DOI":"10.3724\/SP.J.1041.2013.01015","article-title":"The relationship between externalizing behavior problems and collective moral emotion, collective responsibility behavior: The moderating effect of classroom climate","volume":"45","author":"Li","year":"2013","journal-title":"Acta Psychologica Sinica"},{"key":"ref_36","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"34","DOI":"10.1111\/jcpp.13445","article-title":"Prevalence of mental disorders in school children and adolescents in China: Diagnostic data from detailed clinical assessments of 17,524 individuals","volume":"63","author":"Li","year":"2022","journal-title":"Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref_37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"185","DOI":"10.1017\/S0305741015000314","article-title":"Unequal access to college in China: How far have poor, rural students been left behind?","volume":"221","author":"Li","year":"2015","journal-title":"The China Quarterly"},{"key":"ref_38","unstructured":"Li, Q. (2002). The change of social stratification structure in China. Scientific Chinese, 16\u201318."},{"key":"ref_39","first-page":"4","article-title":"How far is China from an olive society\u2014A sociological analysis of the development of the middle class","volume":"8","author":"Li","year":"2016","journal-title":"Chinese Exploration and Controversy"},{"key":"ref_40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Li, W., Gao, W. Y., and Fu, W. D. (2021). When does teacher support reduce depression in students? The moderating role of students\u2019 status as left-behind children. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2021.608359"},{"key":"ref_41","unstructured":"Lin, X. (2023). Children in the county: The ecology of education in China\u2019s counties, Shanghai People\u2019s Publishing House."},{"key":"ref_42","first-page":"1368263056","article-title":"Autonomy, social inequality, and support in Chinese urban and rural adolescents\u2019 reasoning about the Chinese college entrance examination (Gaokao)","volume":"37","author":"Liu","year":"2020","journal-title":"Journal of Adolescent Research"},{"key":"ref_43","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"354","DOI":"10.1002\/ijop.12112","article-title":"Perceived positive teacher\u2013student relationship as a protective factor for Chinese left-behind children\u2019s emotional and behavioural adjustment","volume":"50","author":"Liu","year":"2015","journal-title":"International Journal of Psychology"},{"key":"ref_44","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"101947","DOI":"10.1016\/j.lindif.2020.101947","article-title":"Perceived teacher support, self-concept, enjoyment and achievement in reading: A multilevel mediation model based on PISA 2018","volume":"85","author":"Ma","year":"2021","journal-title":"Learning and Individual Differences"},{"key":"ref_45","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"718","DOI":"10.1080\/15374416.2015.1121822","article-title":"School-based interventions to promote empathy-related responding in children and adolescents: A developmental analysis","volume":"45","author":"Malti","year":"2016","journal-title":"Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology"},{"key":"ref_46","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"107","DOI":"10.1207\/s15326985ep2003_1","article-title":"Self-concept: Its multifaceted, hierarchical structure","volume":"20","author":"Marsh","year":"1985","journal-title":"Educational Psychologist"},{"key":"ref_47","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"141","DOI":"10.1080\/02796015.2012.12087517","article-title":"The contribution of teachers\u2019 emotional support to children\u2019s social behaviors and self-regulatory skills in first grade","volume":"41","author":"Merritt","year":"2012","journal-title":"School Psychology Review"},{"key":"ref_48","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Miller-Lewis, L. R., Sawyer, A. C., Searle, A. K., Mittinty, M. N., Sawyer, M. G., and Lynch, J. W. (2014). Student-teacher relationship trajectories and mental health problems in young children. BMC Psychology, 2, (1).","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-014-0027-2"},{"key":"ref_49","unstructured":"OECD (2019). Education at a glance 2019: OECD indicators, OECD Publishing."},{"key":"ref_50","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"381","DOI":"10.1177\/0963721414547414","article-title":"The development of self-esteem","volume":"23","author":"Orth","year":"2014","journal-title":"Current Directions in Psychological Science"},{"key":"ref_51","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5","DOI":"10.1037\/amp0000922","article-title":"Is high self-esteem beneficial? Revisiting a classic question","volume":"77","author":"Orth","year":"2022","journal-title":"American Psychologist"},{"key":"ref_52","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"133","DOI":"10.1037\/pspp0000038","article-title":"Refining the vulnerability model of low self-esteem and depression: Disentangling the effects of genuine self-esteem and narcissism","volume":"110","author":"Orth","year":"2016","journal-title":"Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"},{"key":"ref_53","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"622","DOI":"10.1037\/a0033817","article-title":"Is low self-esteem a risk factor for depression? Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth","volume":"50","author":"Orth","year":"2014","journal-title":"Developmental Psychology"},{"key":"ref_54","unstructured":"Qin, Y., and Wu, Z. (2015). Report on the development of rural education in China 2013\u20132014, Beijing Normal University Publishing Group."},{"key":"ref_55","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"66","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cppeds.2010.02.002","article-title":"Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents","volume":"40","author":"Rockhill","year":"2010","journal-title":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care"},{"key":"ref_56","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"205","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1007535930286","article-title":"Social support networks and school outcomes: The centrality of the teacher","volume":"17","author":"Rosenfeld","year":"2000","journal-title":"Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal"},{"key":"ref_57","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"655","DOI":"10.1007\/s10964-013-0039-x","article-title":"Effects of perceived support from mothers, fathers, and teachers on depressive symptoms during the transition to middle school","volume":"43","author":"Rueger","year":"2014","journal-title":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence"},{"key":"ref_58","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Salter, D., Neelakandan, A., and Wuthrich, V. M. (2024). Anxiety and teacher-student relationships in secondary school: A systematic literature review. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1\u201319.","DOI":"10.1007\/s10578-024-01665-7"},{"key":"ref_59","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"213","DOI":"10.1037\/a0028931","article-title":"Does low self-esteem predict depression and anxiety? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies","volume":"139","author":"Sowislo","year":"2013","journal-title":"Psychological Bulletin"},{"key":"ref_60","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"359","DOI":"10.1007\/s10802-018-0441-7","article-title":"Teacher involvement prevents increases in children\u2019s depressive symptoms: Bidirectional associations in elementary school","volume":"47","author":"Spilt","year":"2019","journal-title":"Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology"},{"key":"ref_61","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"326","DOI":"10.1007\/s10826-009-9302-x","article-title":"The psychometric properties of the harter self-perception profile for children with at-risk African American females","volume":"19","author":"Stewart","year":"2010","journal-title":"Journal of Child and Family Studies"},{"key":"ref_62","first-page":"547","article-title":"Chinese norm of the depressive self-rating scale for children in the urban area","volume":"17","author":"Su","year":"2003","journal-title":"Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology"},{"key":"ref_63","unstructured":"Tabachnick, B. G., Fidell, L. S., and Ullman, J. B. (2013). Using multivariate statistics, Pearson."},{"key":"ref_64","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"521","DOI":"10.1177\/01650254231190926","article-title":"Children\u2019s domain-specific self-evaluations and global self-worth: A preregistered cross-cultural meta-analysis","volume":"6","author":"Tang","year":"2023","journal-title":"International Journal of behavior Development"},{"key":"ref_65","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"116","DOI":"10.1037\/amp0000622","article-title":"The neglected 95% revisited: Is American psychology becoming less American?","volume":"76","author":"Thalmayer","year":"2021","journal-title":"American Psychologist"},{"key":"ref_66","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1056","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(11)60871-4","article-title":"Depression in adolescence","volume":"379","author":"Thapar","year":"2012","journal-title":"The Lancet"},{"key":"ref_67","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1873","DOI":"10.1111\/cdev.12937","article-title":"Why most children think well of themselves","volume":"88","author":"Thomaes","year":"2017","journal-title":"Child Development"},{"key":"ref_68","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"185","DOI":"10.1111\/sode.12195","article-title":"Predictors of children\u2019s rights attitudes and psychological well-being among rural and urban mainland Chinese adolescents","volume":"26","author":"To","year":"2017","journal-title":"Social Development"},{"key":"ref_69","unstructured":"UNICEF (2025, July 01). On my mind\u2013Promoting, protecting and caring for children\u2019s mental health, Available online: https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/reports\/state-worlds-children-2021."},{"key":"ref_70","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"592","DOI":"10.1037\/pspp0000060","article-title":"The development of global and domain-specific self-esteem from age 13 to 31","volume":"110","author":"Kvalem","year":"2016","journal-title":"Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"},{"key":"ref_71","unstructured":"Wang, J., Zhou, Z., Qiu, F., Peng, H., Liu, H., and S., X. (2022). Changes in depression levels of Chinese adolescents in the past 30 years and their influencing factors. China Out-of-School Education, 28\u201342."},{"key":"ref_72","first-page":"270","article-title":"Chinese norm of the screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders in the urban area","volume":"10","author":"Wang","year":"2002","journal-title":"Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology"},{"key":"ref_73","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6205475","DOI":"10.1155\/da\/6205475","article-title":"Longitudinal associations between anxiety and depressive symptoms in adolescence, early adulthood, and old age: Cross-lagged panel network analyses","volume":"2024","author":"Wang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Depression and Anxiety"},{"key":"ref_74","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"75","DOI":"10.2753\/CED1061-1932430407","article-title":"Experiencing the change and continuity of the college entrance examination","volume":"43","author":"Wang","year":"2010","journal-title":"Chinese Education & Society"},{"key":"ref_75","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"198","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2019.09.081","article-title":"Perceived social support and suicide ideation in Chinese rural left-behind children: A possible mediating role of depression","volume":"261","author":"Xiao","year":"2020","journal-title":"Journal of Affective Disorders"},{"key":"ref_76","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1101","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-018-1636-5","article-title":"The rural children\u2019s loneliness and depression in Henan, China: The mediation effect of self-concept","volume":"54","author":"Xu","year":"2019","journal-title":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology"},{"key":"ref_77","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"210","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9507.2008.00463.x","article-title":"Young Chinese children\u2019s authority concepts","volume":"18","author":"Yau","year":"2009","journal-title":"Social Development"},{"key":"ref_78","first-page":"361","article-title":"the relationships between parent-child attachment and adolescent anxiety: The protective role of teacher\u2019s support","volume":"33","author":"Zhao","year":"2017","journal-title":"Psychological Development and Education"},{"key":"ref_79","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Zheng, Y., Li, D., Chen, Z., and Liu, G. (2022). Picture book reading on the development of preschoolers in rural areas of China: Effects on language, inhibition, and theory of mind. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2022.1030520"}],"container-title":["Behavioral Sciences"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-328X\/15\/7\/987\/pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,9]],"date-time":"2025-10-09T18:13:08Z","timestamp":1760033588000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-328X\/15\/7\/987"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,21]]},"references-count":79,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7]]}},"alternative-id":["bs15070987"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/bs15070987","relation":{},"ISSN":["2076-328X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2076-328X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,21]]}}}