The Transactional Relationship between Parental and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: The Mediating Effect of Nurturant–Involved Parenting

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Zhiyan Chen¹  Fei Guo¹  Jinqin Hou² 

[1] CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China;National Institute of Education Sciences, Beijing 100088, China;

关键词: depressive symptoms;    transactional relationship;    child-driven effect;    parenting;    adolescents;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17218240

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Sameroff’s transactional theory emphasizes a bidirectional process between parents and offspring. The present study explored the reciprocal relationships between parental and adolescent depressive symptoms using a cross-lagged model and examined the mediating effect of nurturant–involved parenting on the relationship between them. Data for the present study were collected from a longitudinal study, and a total of 1644 adolescents and their mothers and fathers participated in the present study. The results revealed a reciprocal relationship between maternal and adolescent depressive symptoms, and the child-driven effect was more robust than the mother-driven effect. Adolescent depressive symptoms significantly predicted paternal depressive symptoms, but not vice versa. In addition, adolescent depressive symptoms indirectly predicted maternal and paternal depressive symptoms by deteriorating nurturant-involved parenting. These findings highlight a child-driven effect on parents’ psychopathology, which may shed light on the mechanism underlying depression transmission between parents and adolescents.

【 授权许可】

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