The Research On Left-behind Children's Academic Achievement,Self-esteem And Personality Under Father Absence

With the development of China modernization, many surplus rural labor come to urban with mass, because of economic reasons, many parents can't take children with them, so, in rural area forming "left-behind"children. So far, the study about "left-behind children." reveals some problems about this group, but those studies just only focus on these children whose father and mother come to urban both, neglecting those whose father or mother come to urban alone, in particular those who stay with mother but their father is out .But the latter are precisely in the main of left-behind"children.With the economic development further, there will be more men come to urban, the children of these families get little or could not get their father's care, so, the problem of "father absence" appears. Therefore, the impact of father absence on those children psychological development needs study urgently, However, the current research in this area has not yet started, it is more from the conclusion of the study.Therefore, this paper makes those whose father is out as subjects, using designed questionnaires, interviews, self-esteem scale, and personality questionnaire, reveals the influence of father absence on children's academic achievement,self-esteem and personality. The results are as follows:(1) Father has an important educational role in promoting the children's academic achievement,self-esteem and personality.(2) The influence of father absence on the academic achievement of children is complex, but overall negative impact than a positive impact.(3) The influence of father absence on accomplishment dimensions, a sense of self-esteem of the Left-behind children is significant.(4) The influence of academic achievement that be assessed by teacher on self-esteem and dimensions of self-esteem is not significant, while the influence of academic achievement that be assessed by children themselves on self-esteem and dimensions of self-esteem is significant.(5) In personality, comparing with the integrity family children, father absence has a degree influence on left-behind children, Left-behind children appear more cold,lonely,taciturn cook restrained behavior,anxiety and depression suppressed. Comparing with the girl of the integrity family, the girl of father absence appears more thoughtful, more mature. Comparing with the boy of the integrity family, the boy of father absence appears more demonstrated indifference, loneliness, and no group.(6) On the relationship of academic achievement, academic experience between personalities, the left-behind children of father absence whose academic achievement has been assessed to stay poor appear more anxiety and lack of confidence in their academic experience. The left-behind children of father absence whose academic experience is high show more emotional stability, social maturity, work conscientiously, more assiduous study, but those left-behind children of father absence whose academic experience is low show more emotion easily agitated and easily distressed, anxiety, and other negative personal characteristics.(7) On the relationship of self-esteem and personality, those left-behind children of father absence who are in the face of reality, social maturity, can cope with the reality of the calm, the social value of more mature, in learning seriously hard, daring to boldly communication, having self-control ability, controlling over their behavior and feelings reasonably , have the higher general self-esteem. The more over-cautious, individualism, being evasive, anxiety, trouble nothing, depression suppressed, anxiety compassion for people, lack confidence, the lower self-esteem.(8) From the relationship of achievements, self-esteem and personality, we can draw a conclusion: for left-behind children of father absence, the academic achievement interacts with self-esteem and personality, good grades, good academic experience for children can improve personality, while, good personality could raise the level of self-esteem, Conversely, a higher level of self-esteem, good personality is of the favorable factors to ensure and to promote good academic performance.