Depressive Symptoms in Emerging Adults with Early Left-Behind Experiences in Rural China

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Xiaoyu Lanab http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3166-9869, Wenchao Wanga* & Rendy Radinca Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; b Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, Padua, Italy; c FISPPA, University of Padova, Padua, ItalyXiaoyu Lan is a doctoral student in Developmental Psychology. His research interests focus on how migration and cultural differences influence human development, as well as the protective role of grit in unfavorable populations.Wenchao Wang is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China. His research interests include psychological trauma of victims following disasters, as well as mental health of adolescents. He has published over 20 papers in international and domestic journals.Rendy Radin is an undergraduate student in Sociology at the University of Padova. His research interests involve acculturation and psychosocial adjustment in emerging adults.