Background Globally, a growing number of children and adolescents are left behind when
parents migrate. We investigated the effect of parental migration on the health of left behind …

Grandparents are often a key source of care provision for their grandchildren, yet they are
sidelined in caregiving research and policy decisions. We conducted a global, systematic …

Background Separation from migrant parents threatens the mental health of approximately
61 million left-behind children (LBC) in China. This study compared the prevalence of …

The new updated edition of Children, Youth and Development explores the varied ways in
which global processes in the form of development policies, economic and cultural …

The authors review research conducted during the past decade on immigrant families,
focusing primarily on the United States and the sending countries with close connections to …

Labour migration is a challenge for the globalised world due to its long-term effects such as
the formation of transnational families. These families, where family members of migrant …

In China, there are an estimated 41 million left-behind children (LBC). The objective of this
study was to examine the mental health of current-left-behind children (current-LBC) and …

We offer the first global perspective on the well-being consequences of emigration for those
staying behind using several subjective well-being measures (evaluations of best possible …

Background Child and adolescent mental health in Africa remains largely neglected. Quick
and cost-effective ways for early detection may aid early intervention. The Strengths and …

Using data from the 2010 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), we study the
effects of internal migration in China on the emotional wellbeing of children age 10–15. The …