Objective:To understand the difference of personality characteristics between left-behind and non-left-behind children in one elementary school of Tongliang

to provide the theoretical evidence for the standardized tutorship of psychological healthy behavior.Methods:A questionnaire was conducted in an elementary school in Tongliang

which included 364 students from grade three to five.A total of 271 children were left-behind ones(male 161

female 110)

and the rest were non-left-behind(male 52

female 41).The cluster sampling method was based on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ).Results:E、L dimensions of children with both parents out and only one out were significantly different(P<0.01).There were also significant differences in the children whose parents were out of home for different period over 3 years

1 to 3 years and within 1 year in E、L dimensions(P<0.01).The original points of groups aged 10 to 12 were lower than the national normalizations in P、E、N dimensions

those of girl aged 10 were lower than the national normalizations in L dimensions

and those of boy aged 11 and 12

and girl aged 12 were higher than the national normalizations in L dimensions.There was significant difference between left-behind children and non-left-behind children in P、N、L dimensions(P<0.05、P<0.01).Conclusion:The left-behind children in an elementary school of Tongliang are introverted

and the concealing is strong.There is significant difference of personality between left-behind children and non-left-behind children aged from 10 to 12 years old.