How Peer Rejection Affects Behavioral Problems Among China Migrant Children: A Moderated Mediation Model of Mental Health and Teacher Support.

Peer rejection positively predicted behavioral problems among migrant children through the mediating effect of mental health.

• Indirect effect size = 0.062
• 95% confidence interval = [0.017-0.109]
• Sample consisted of 1667 migrant junior high school students
• Data were obtained from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS), described as 'a large-scale, nationally representative tracking survey'

Teacher support moderated the effect of peer rejection on migrant children's mental health.

• B = -0.175, t = -1.996, p < 0.05
• The negative coefficient indicates that teacher support buffered the negative effect of peer rejection on mental health
• This moderation was identified within a moderated mediation model framework

Mental health served as a mediating mechanism between peer rejection and behavioral problems among migrant children.

• The study employed a moderated mediation model
• Mental health mediated the pathway from peer rejection to behavioral problems
• Teacher support moderated the peer rejection to mental health portion of the mediated pathway
• Sample was drawn from the CEPS, implemented by the China Centre for Survey and Data at Renmin University of China

Peer rejection is described as prevalent among migrant children in China and associated with psychological and behavioral problems.

• The study focused specifically on migrant junior high school students in China
• The study sample included 1667 migrant junior high school students
• The study aimed to examine 'underlying mechanisms of this association and the moderating role of teacher support'