父母外出就业会给留守儿童的同伴交往能力的发展带来显著的消极影响;父亲在县内就业,或者母亲在市内就业的留守儿童的同伴交往能力要好于非留守儿童。与母亲每隔2～6个月联系一次的留守儿童的同伴交往能力不如非留守儿童;母亲外出就业比父亲外出就业给儿童带来的影响更大,也更复杂。 Parents’ employment will have a significant negative impact on the development of the ability of left-behind children to associate with each other. The ability of their father to work in the county or the left-behind children whose mothers are employed in the city is better than that of non-left-behind children. Left-behind children whose mothers are associated with their mothers every 2 to 6 months are less able to socialize than non-left-behind children; and mothers’ employment is more and more complex for children than finding employment.