The Study of Rearing, Coping, Attributional Style and their Relations in Depression Adolescents

Abstract

Background and aims:To explore rearing, coping, attributional style and their relations in depression adolescents.Methods:64 adolescents with depressive disorder and 125 normal subjects of similar age, sex were presented with self-made social demographic scale, Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran-own memories of parental rearing practices in childhood (EMBU), Children attributional style questionnaire (CASQ) and Coping style questionnaire.Results:1.As to EMBU, there was a significant deficit in parental emotional warmth (p< 0.001) with depression adolescents, and whose parental punishment and strict (p< 0.05), rejection and denial (p< 0.001) were higher than normal ones.2.As to CASQ, the differences were significant in self-blame (p< 0.001), asking for help (p< 0.001), daydreaming (p< 0.001) and recession (p< 0.05).3.The difference of attributional pattern was significant (p< 0.001).4.Mather’ emotional warmth and rejection and denial were both related to adolescents’ coping style and attributional style.Conclusion:Depressive adolescents had negative coping style and attributional style, and mother’ rearing style may has relation with them.