Abstract:

Objective To establish the structural equation model and explore the influence factors of resilience of left-behind middle school students in Yunyang County of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. Methods The resilience and youth development module (RYDM) scale was used and the social demographic questionnaire was prepared to investigate 1049 left-behind middle school students in Yunyang County of the three gorges reservoir area. The statistical analysis was carried out by the structural equation model. Results The fitting index of the final structural model showed that the fitness was good and the estimation differences of all path coefficients and other parameters were statistically significant. The influence factors of resilience of left-behind middle school students were divided into external protective factors and internal protective factors. The former factors were influenced by parents who did not work at local area (β=0.024, P=0.024) and internal protective factors (β=1.136, P=0.000). The latter factors were directly influenced by the grade (β=－0.080, P=0.000), students' attitude towards parents who did not work at local area (β=－0.034, P=0.003), and whether students would worry about the safety of their parents (β=0.050, P=0.000). The external protective factors and internal protective factors of resilience were indirectly influenced by whether students were day students or not. Conclusion The resilience of left-behind middle school students in the three gorges reservoir area is influenced by many external and internal factors. Thus it is necessary to integrate individual conditions of families, schools, and students to promote the adaptation of left-behind middle school students.

Key words: left-behind middle school students, resilience, influence factors, structural equation model