A Comparative Study of Time Management Self-Monitoring between Left-behind Children and Non-left-behind Children of Different Guardians——A Case Study of Panzhihua City as a Labor Importing City

. Objective: Comparing the time management self-monitoring difference of left-behind children under different guardians and non-left-behind children, assessing the time management self-monitoring level of left-behind children and providing a reference basis for the intervention study. Methods: Using stratified random sampling to extract grade 2 students in 6 junior middle schools of Yanbian, Renhe, Miyi in Panzhihua City as the object of investigation. Using self-made questionnaire of time management self-monitoring and questionnaire of left-behind children's basic information to conduct investigation. Results: (1) According to the time management self-monitoring status of left-behind children under single parent guardianship, ancestral guardianship and previous generation guardianship and non-left-behind children under parental guardianship, in the score of each dimension, children under four types of guardianship had different scores in three dimensions of "openness", "initiative" and "efficiency", which was statistically significant ( P <0.05). (2) By the multiple comparison of the scores on time management self-monitoring between children under four types of guardian, it could be found that non-left-behind children under parental guardianship had higher scores than that of left-behind children under single parent guardianship in the "openness", "initiative" and "effectiveness" three dimensions, and the difference was statistically significant ( P< 0.01); non-left-behind children under parental guardianship had higher score than left-children under previous generation guardianship in the dimension of "validity", and the difference was statistically significant ( P <0.01). Conclusion: The negative impact of Parents going to work outside on the time management self-monitoring of left-behind children is real. The lack of parental guardianship is the main cause of left-behind children's time management self-monitoring problems. Parents should communicate with left-behind children through a variety of ways, give children more support and focus on children's time management and self-management. Besides, parents should also strengthen the contact of the entrusted guardian who should also play their roles to promote left-behind children doing efficient time management.