Role of Home Environment, Parental Care, Parents’ Personality and Their Relationship to Adolescent Mental Health

High Rate of Psychopathology in Parents of Children with Epilepsy

“…Another issue about the psychopathology of parents is its negative effect on the child's mental health. The impact of depression is not limited to the mental health of mothers, but also affects the quality of relationships with the child and the whole family (15,27). Parental anxiety is not only associated with children's quality of life 11 but may result in decreased quality of life of parents when it is combined with poorly controlled seizures in children, as well (12).…”

Relaciones intrafamiliares y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en adolescentes mexicanos que se autolesionan sin intención suicida

“…En relación a la autopercepción superior, consideramos que el adolescente al encontrarse en un proceso de construcción de su identidad, es vulnerable a valorarse a sí mismo en función del juicio que realice de su familia, de tal manera que, si evalúa su ambiente familiar como agradable, tienda a percibirse de manera positiva y a sentirse seguro y satisfecho consigo mismo. Un estudio que examinó la relación entre el ambiente familiar, la personalidad de los padres y la salud mental de los adolescentes encontró que las familias perturbadas contribuyeron a la ansiedad de los adolescentes, a la incapacidad para compartir problemas personales, la interferencia de los padres en los asuntos personales y a la presión académica; además de que los rasgos de los padres influyeron negativamente en la salud mental de los adolescentes por ejemplo, ansiedad, bajo ajuste, autoconcepto y confianza en sí mismos (Deb, McGirr, Bhattacharya, & Sun, 2015). Otro estudio concluyó que la exposición infantil al abuso de alcohol y a la violencia familiar afectaban el funcionamiento psicosocial en la adolescencia, con mayor consumo de sustancias, trastornos de la conducta y baja autoestima (Ritter, Stewart, Bernet, Coe, & Brown, 2002).…”

A Lot of Warmth and a Bit of Control? How Parenting Mediates the Relationship Between Parental Personality and Their Children’s Mental Health Problems

“…Additionally, parents with paranoid personality traits may not be able to provide a secure environment and may expose children to significant psychological stress, hindering a positive attachment relationship (Bertino et al, 2012). According to Deb and McGirr (2015), parents' personality dispositions and nurturing care are essential for healthy mental child development.…”

“…Second, mother and father reports were not equally balanced in the present data (82.5% were mothers) due to the KiGGS sampling procedure aimed at only one parent of the recruited adolescent. Future studies should differentiate between mothers' and fathers' parenting behaviour to investigate the separate effects of psychological control (e.g., Deb & McGirr, 2015). Additionally, different personality constellations between parents and mother-father interactions may also play a role in adolescent mental health and should be considered in future work.…”