Migrant parents and psychosocial effects of parents’ absence on children left behind in the Kyrgyz Republic

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ID12893521
AuthorsGulshat Muhametjanova (0000-0001-9423-6302, Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity), Gülgün Afacan Adanır (0000-0002-0832-1808, Ankara University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume18
Issue1
Pages10-18
Publication date2022-12-18
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVulnerable Children and Youth Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1745-0136 • E-ISSN: 1745-0128
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17450128.2022.2159099
OpenAlexW4313389592
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited7

This study was conducted to investigate the psychosocial effects of parents’ absence on children left behind in the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan). A survey was conducted in 2018 with a sample of 457 secondary school children aged 11–18-years-old in the Kyrgyz Republic. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the psychological well-being of children was not significantly influenced when their parents were not divorced but did live separately. However, children with parents who lived abroad and were divorced did show a significant increase in their psychological distress when compared to children who lived with both parents. Furthermore, children whose father was away and who were cared for by their mother only, were more likely to experience a lower level of psychological well-being than children who lived with both parents. Additionally, no significant effect on the well-being of children whose mothers or both parents had migrated was found

Developmental psychology · Distress · Left behind · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Psychosocial · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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