The relationship between psychological resilience and emotion regulation among preschool left-behind children in rural China

To evaluate the relationship between resilience and emotion regulation among preschool left-behind children (LBC) in rural China. A total of 620 preschool LBC were enrolled from rural areas in Anhui province, China. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations between resilience and variables. The results showed that 20.2% of LBC had higher resilience. Emotion regulation was correlated with resilience among preschool LBC. Children with higher cognitive reconstruction (adjusted OR (AOR) = 0.349,95%CI:0.249-0.489), passive dealing (AOR = 0.577, 95%CI:0.411-0.810), alternative action (AOR = 0.369, 95%CI:0.267-0.510) and self-comforting (AOR = 0.441, 95%CI:0.315-0.619) would have lower risk of low resilience. Our findings suggest that strengthening emotion regulation could promote psychological resilience and prevent adverse developments in LBC.