Objective:To explore the relationship between self-esteem and social support of rural left-behind children in Chaoshan area.Methods:Making a survey of 760 students from Grade 5 and 7 in three cities of Chaoshan area with the Self-esteem Inventory, Social Support Rating Scale,and the general situation of self-compiled questionnaire.Results:(1) On self-esteem,the group of left-behind children which mother works outside scores significantly lower then the group which parents work outside,the group which father...