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. 2026 May 28;14:1099. doi: 10.1186/s40359-026-04848-0

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and correlations among various variables (N = 1125)

Variables M ± SD 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Left-behind experience -
2 Maternal attachment 94.16 ± 18.31 − 0.07**
3 Paternal attachment 88.99 ± 19.90 − 0.12** 0.67**
4 Peer attachment 93.45 ± 15.94 − 0.04 0.47** 0.48**
5 Cognitive reappraisal 20.53 ± 5.39 − 0.06* 0.40** 0.43** 0.32**
6 Expressive suppression 12.68 ± 3.62 0.07* − 0.14** − 0.15** − 0.14** 0.15**
7 Depression 13.48 ± 8.16 0.11** − 0.53** − 0.49** − 0.36** − 0.52** 0.18**

Left-behind experience coding: 0 = non-left-behind children, 1 = left-behind children

M ± SD Means ± Standard Deviation

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001