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The influence of left-behind adolescent’s perceived discrimination on school adaptation: A moderated mediation model

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This study explores the relationship among left-behind adolescent’s perceived discrimination, parent-adolescent cohesion, resilience and school adaptation. A total of 460 students from rural middle school were tested, using Perceived Discrimination Questionnaire, Parent-Adolescent Cohesion Questionnaire, Resilience Scale, and School Adaptation Scale. Correlation analysis shows that perceived discrimination is negatively correlated with resilience and school adaptation, while parent-adolescent cohesion is positively correlated with resilience and school adaptation. Further analysis reveals that resilience plays a mediating role between perceived discrimination and school adaptation; the first stage of the indirect effect is moderated by parent-adolescent cohesion. This study provided a better understanding on left-behind adolescent’s perceived discrimination and school adaptation, and threw light on the improvement of left-behind adolescent’s school adaptation.

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We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the participants and teachers in the investigation school, especially Shengsheng Zhou, who helped us to collect data.

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    Guoqing Lv, Yan Zhou & Qian Bing

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G.L. performed the statistical analysis and interpretation of the data and drafted the manuscript; Y.Z. conceived of the study, participated in its design and coordination, and help to drafted the manuscript; Q.B. participated in the design and performed the measurement. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Lv, G., Zhou, Y. & Bing, Q. The influence of left-behind adolescent’s perceived discrimination on school adaptation: A moderated mediation model. Curr Psychol 42, 2880–2887 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01588-9

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