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. 2021 Nov 27;15:71. doi: 10.1186/s13034-021-00424-z

Table 5.

Regression analysis for internalizing and externalizing problems, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal ideation by parental absent groups, β/OR (95% CI)

Internalizing problems@ Externalizing problems#
Parental migration status (ref: DC)
 BLBC − 0.48 (− 0.87, − 0.09)* − 0.05 (− 0.41, 0.31) − 0.70 (− 1.11, − 0.29)** − 0.15 (− 0.50, 0.21)
 SLBC − 0.62 (− 1.00, − 0.24)** − 0.30 (− 0.65, 0.05) − 0.66 (− 1.06, − 0.26)** − 0.27 (− 0.62, 0.07)
 NLBC − 1.04 (− 1.43, − 0.65)*** − 0.59 (− 0.94, − 0.23)** − 1.15 (− 1.56, − 0.75)*** − 0.58 (− 0.93,− 0.23)**
Mother-adolescent communication
 Openness communication − 0.02 (− 0.04, 0) − 0.04 (− 0.06,− 0.02)**
 Problem communication 0.12 (0.09, 0.15)*** 0.16 (0.13,0 .19)***
 Father-adolescent communication
 Openness communication − 0.01 (− 0.03, 0.02) 0.01 (− 0.01, 0.03)
 Problem communication 0.09 (0.06, 0.12)*** 0.09 (0.06, 0.11)***
 Resilience − 0.03 (− 0.04,− 0.03)*** − 0.05 (− 0.06,− 0.05)***
Self-injury$ Suicidal ideation%
Parental migration status (ref: DC)
 BLBC 0.76 (0.54, 0.98)* 0.95 (0.67, 1.34) 0.69 (0.52, 0.91)** 0.90 (0.67, 1.21)
 SLBC 0.71 (0.52, 0.96)* 0.81 (0.58, 1.13) 0.76 (0.58, 0.98)* 0.90 (0.68, 1.19)
 NLBC 0.60 (0.42, 0.84)** 0.72 (0.50, 1.02) 0.57 (0.43, 0.75)*** 0.71 (0.53, 0.95)*
Mother-adolescent communication
 Openness communication 0.97 (0.95, 0.99)* 0.96 (0.95, 0.98)***
 Problem communication 1.08 (1.05, 1.11)*** 1.09 (1.07, 1.12)***
Father-adolescent communication
 Openness communication 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) 0.96 (0.95, 0.98)***
 Problem communication 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) 1.01 (0.99, 1.03)
 Resilience 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)* 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)***

LBC left-behind children, BLBC LBC with both parents migrating, SLBC LBC with one parent migrating, NLBC neither parents had migrated, DC children living in a divorced family without migrant parents

Adjusted by age, gender, income level, parental highest education level, sibling and household registration

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; #Dependent variable (suicidal ideation): 0 = I do not have any thoughts of killing myself

1 = I have thoughts of killing myself but I would not carry them out, I would like to kill myself, I would kill myself if I had the chance

@: n = 3883, adjusted R2 = 0.028, F = 9.85, p < 0.001; n = 3883, adjusted R2 = 0.192, F = 51.23, p < 0.001

#: n = 3878, adjusted R2 = 0.023, F = 8.28, p < 0.001; n = 3878, adjusted R2 = 0.275, F = 80.92, p < 0.001

$: n = 3913, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.009, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.016; n = 3913, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.060, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.109

%: n = 3909, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.041, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.060; n = 3909, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.142, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.208