Parental migration and psychological well-being of left-behind adolescents in Western Nepal.
Madhu KharelShibanuma AkiraJunko KiriyaKen Ing Cherng OngMasamine JimbaPublished in: PloS one (2021)
In rural districts of Nepal, where international migration is common, adolescents living with the parents were more likely to have poorer psychological well-being compared to those with one of the parents living abroad. Adolescents' adaptation mechanism for the absence of parents for international migration might be explored in the future studies.