Relationships between self-esteem and hope with depression of migrant children

Objective To explore the relationships between self-esteem and hope with depression among migrant children.Methods A sample of 1 041 children (776 migrant children and 265 local children) were administered with questionnaire regarding self-esteem and hope.Depression was assessed by using the Beck's Depression Scale-Ⅱ.Results Prevalence of depression among migrant adolescents was 24.74%(192/776),with girls significantly higher than boy's(t =-2.86,P<0.01).Depression were found more common among those who have been migrant children less than 1 years compared to those who have been migrant children for more than 3 years.Depression negatively correlated with self-esteem and hope.Self-esteem positively correlated with hope.Hope mediated the association between self-esteem and depression(x2/df=4.22,CFI=0.90,TLI=0.90,RMSEA=0.04,SRMR=0.05,AIC=30 268.45,BIC=30 402.64).Conclusion Self-esteem could not only impact depression directly,but also indirectly via hope.