Parent-Adolescent Communication and Early Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: The Roles of Gender and Adolescents’ Age

Zhang, Qiongwen; Pan, Yangu; Zhang, Lei; Lu, Hang

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647596

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“…", all items were rated on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). The previous study has demonstrated this measurement was valid in Chinese adolescents [19]. Cronbach's α in this study was 0.85.…”

Section: Depressive Symptomssupporting

confidence: 58%

Parent-Child Discrepancies in Perceived Parent-Child Communication and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescents in China

Zhang

Shek

Pan

2021

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Although recent studies demonstrated that parent-child discrepancies in the perceived family processes were associated with children’s developmental outcomes, few studies have addressed this issue in different types of families in mainland China. The present study investigated that how discrepancies in parents’ and adolescents’ perceptions of parent-adolescent communication were associated with early adolescent depressive symptoms in a nationally representative sample (N = 15,377) with 7010 father-adolescent dyads (adolescents: Mage = 14.24 years, SD = 1.25 years; 5960 adolescents from two-parent families, 443 adolescents from single-father families) and 8367 mother-adolescent dyads (adolescents: Mage = 14.02 years, SD = 1.18 years; 6670 adolescents from two-parent families, 1362 adolescents from single-mother families) in China. Adolescent respondents completed a measure of depressive symptoms and all informants reported on the perceived levels of parent-adolescent communication. Results indicated that adolescents reported parent-child communication more negatively than did their parents. Father-adolescent discrepancies were also greater in intact families than non-intact families. Polynomial regression analyses indicated that while there was a significant interactive effect of father-reported and adolescent-reported father-adolescent communication in Chinese two-parent families, no significant interaction was found for mother-adolescent dyad. Besides, adolescent-reported mother-child communication interacted with mother-reported communication in Chinese single-mother families only. The findings clarify parent-adolescent discrepancies in parent-child communication in different types of families in China and they have theoretical and practical implications on the role of discrepancies in parents and adolescent children on perceived parent-adolescent communication in early adolescent depressive symptoms.

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Section: Depressive Symptomssupporting

confidence: 58%

Parent-Child Discrepancies in Perceived Parent-Child Communication and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescents in China

Zhang

Shek

Pan

2021

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“…In comparison to children and adults, adolescents are more likely to be depressed in face of great challenges and stressors without parental support (Potochnick & Perreira, 2010). However, parents can provide adolescents with essential psychosocial resources, such as support and communication, which can increase adolescents' self-esteem and competence against depressive symptoms (Brage & Meredith, 1994;Hunter et al, 2015;Zhang et al, 2021). In contrast, the parent-adolescent relationship deterioration aggravates this problem.…”

Section: Parent-adolescent Relationship and Adolescent Depressive Symptomsmentioning

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Effects of Father-Adolescent and Mother-Adolescent Relationships on Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Early Adolescents

Zhang

Pan

Chen

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Parent–adolescent relationships play an important role in protecting adolescents from depressive symptoms. However, there are no consistent conclusions about the extent to which fathers and mothers uniquely contribute to adolescents’ depressive symptoms. The present study aimed to acquire knowledge in this research area in two ways. First, this study separated the potential impacts of father–child and mother–child relationships on depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents. Second, this study used a longitudinal design with nationally representative samples from the China Education Panel Survey. A total of 8794 middle school students in grade 7 completed measures of father–adolescent and mother–adolescent relationships, and depressive symptoms twice (T1 and T2; one-year interval). Results indicated that both positive father–adolescent and mother–adolescent relationships had negative effects on depressive symptoms in female adolescents. However, positive father-adolescent, not mother-adolescent, relationships had a negative effect on depressive symptoms in male adolescents. These findings suggest that positive parent–adolescent relationships could reduce early adolescents’ depressive symptoms, but positive father–adolescent and mother–adolescent relationships might have different protective effects on early adolescents’ depressive symptoms among male and female adolescents in China.

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“…According to Zhang et al, (2021) positive parent-adolescent communication protects children from developing mental health problems. A high parent-adolescent communication strengthens parental connectedness, trust, and family cohesion.…”

Section: Communication With Parentsmentioning

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“…Therefore, parental rejection or acceptance can negatively or positively affect adolescents' mental health. Parental warmth is an upbeat parenting style that positively affects teenagers' mental health (Zhang et al, 2021). Parental rejection is a negative parenting style that creates negative and persistent adverse mental health among adolescents.…”

Section: Communication With Parentsmentioning

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“…Positive parenting styles such as acceptance and providing emotional warmth give children conducive environments for healthier mental health. Selfesteem increases the relationship between children and their parents and mental health (Zhang et al, 2021). Therefore, parenting styles are crucial during adolescents because they can lead to either positive or negative behaviors.…”

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The Ways of Communication with Parents and The Parenting Styles During Adolescence

Wei¹,

Su²

2023

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The importance of the role of parents in the development of adolescents is increasingly being emphasized. Studies shows that adolescent-parent communication and different type of parenting styles can influence adolescents’ behaviors and attitudes since parents are accessible sources of information for them. The relevant contents in this article provide some references for parental influences on adolescents' mental health.

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Parent-Adolescent Communication and Early Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: The Roles of Gender and Adolescents’ Age

Cited by 19 publications

References 85 publications

Parent-Child Discrepancies in Perceived Parent-Child Communication and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescents in China

Parent-Child Discrepancies in Perceived Parent-Child Communication and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescents in China

Effects of Father-Adolescent and Mother-Adolescent Relationships on Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Early Adolescents

The Ways of Communication with Parents and The Parenting Styles During Adolescence

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