Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression among Chinese children and adolescents: A systematic literature review

Liu, Yuerong; Merritt, Darcey H.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.03.019

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“…This helps to explain the effect of Chinese parenting style on children’s psychological symptoms, suggesting that some aspects of Chinese parenting have undesirable consequences on children’s mental health. Although some earlier research on Chinese population has suggested that authoritarian parenting may not have as harmful an effect on child outcomes [25,26], our findings corroborate more recent research [20,23], suggesting that authoritarian parenting have similar negative influence on child mental health outcomes in Chinese populations. Some aspects of Chinese parenting, such as parental protection, if done excessively (over-protection), may have negative consequences on children’s mental health, such as depression [23] or internalizing symptoms [10,55].…”

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“…In Chinese and Chinese immigrant populations, similar to their European American counterparts, authoritative parenting has been associated with positive child adjustment [16,17,18], whereas associations between authoritarian parenting and child outcome has been mixed. Some studies have found that harsh or authoritarian parenting has predictable negative consequences for both European American and Chinese children, including emotion dysregulation [19], aggression [20], lower educational attainment [21], and depressive symptoms [22,23] and children’s behavioral deviance [18,24]. Conflicting results showed that Chinese children were generally satisfied with their parents’ authoritarian parenting, and they perceived their parent–child relationships more positively if their parents were more authoritarian [25].…”

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Relationships between Parent-Reported Parenting, Child-Perceived Parenting, and Children’s Mental Health in Taiwanese Children

Huang

Hsieh

Shen

et al. 2019

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The current study examines the relationship between parents’ and children’s reports of parenting and their effects on children’s mental health symptoms. Six hundred and sixty-six parent-child dyads in Taiwan participated in this study. The parents and the children filled out the parenting questionnaires, and the children also reported their general mental health. The results demonstrated that parental-reported and child-perceived parenting were positively correlated, but parents tended to report lower scores on authoritarian parenting and higher scores on Chinese parenting than did their children. There were also significant gender differences: The mothers reported higher authoritative parenting than did the fathers; and the boys perceived higher authoritarian and Chinese-culture specific parenting than did the girls. Moreover, the Chinese parenting had a negative effect on children’s mental health outcomes. Finally, our results showed that children’s perception of parenting had a stronger effect on children’s mental health symptoms than did parental reports on parenting, urging future research to include the children’s report when investigating the effects of parenting on children’s mental health outcomes.

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Relationships between Parent-Reported Parenting, Child-Perceived Parenting, and Children’s Mental Health in Taiwanese Children

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Hsieh

Shen

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“…These theoretical models have formed the basis for numerous studies examining the role played by different parenting practices in relation to the psychological adjustment of children and adolescents. Therefore, for instance, various meta-analyses have found a negative correlation between parental warmth and internalizing symptoms such as anxiety [15,16,23,24,25] and depression in young people [26,27]. As regards to harsh control and psychological control, both have been associated with more internalizing symptoms in children and adolescents [28], whereas behavioural control has been linked to fewer symptoms of this kind [12,29,30].…”

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“…With respect to the different types of parenting styles, various meta-analyses have concluded that authoritarian and neglectful parenting are associated with the presence of internalizing symptoms in children [12,23,26], probably due to the lack of acceptance/involvement which characterizes these parenting styles. It should be noted, however, that not all analyses have found a statistically significant correlation in this respect (e.g., [24]).…”

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“…It should be noted, however, that not all analyses have found a statistically significant correlation in this respect (e.g., [24]). As regards authoritative parenting, this has been associated with fewer internalizing symptoms and, in general, better psychological adjustment in children and adolescents [12,26,35]. Studies which have examined the relationship between parenting styles and suicide risk in young people have found that authoritarian parenting is associated with an increased risk of suicide [36,37,38], whereas authoritative parenting appears to be related to a lower risk [36,37].…”

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Parenting Styles and Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescence: A Systematic Literature Review

Gorostiaga

Aliri

Balluerka

et al. 2019

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A growing body of recent research has identified associations between various parenting practices and styles and internalizing problems among adolescents. However, the reported findings are inconsistent and the studies in question have been conducted from different theoretical backgrounds. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the literature on the association of parental socialization styles with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. To this end, we conducted a systematic search of the PsycInfo, Scopus, Pubmed, and Web of Science databases, covering literature published from 2010 to 2019. The search was restricted to peer-reviewed studies in English or Spanish. The results show that parental warmth, behavioural control, and autonomy granting are inversely related to internalizing symptoms in adolescents. Conversely, psychological control and harsh control by parents are positively associated with adolescent anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Although the associated effect sizes are only small or moderate, the results suggest that these variables should be taken into account when designing programmes aimed at promoting parenting styles conducive to the wellbeing of adolescents.

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The roles of parenting, resilience, and interpersonal relationships on adolescents' mental health and stress‐related growth during COVID‐19

Cheong

Zhu

Wang

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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BackgroundThe present longitudinal study investigated parenting style as a precursor for Chinese adolescents' stress‐related growth and mental health difficulties during the COVID‐19 pandemic, as well as the mediating roles of intrapersonal resilience and interpersonal relationships (i.e., peer and parent−adolescent).MethodsChinese adolescents in a middle school (7th grade) and their parents in Beijing, China, were invited to complete a survey at two time points (T1: September 2020, T2: June 2021). A total of 206 adolescents (52.9% boys; Mage = 12.90 years, SDage = 0.33) and parents (17.5% fathers, 82.4% mothers; Mage = 43.50 years, SDage = 4.76 years) were included in this study.ResultsResults showed that Chinese parents' authoritarian, not authoritative parenting, predicted adolescents' mental health difficulties nine months later. In addition, parent−adolescent relationships, but not peer relationships nor resilience, mediated the relations between parenting style and stress‐related growth. Adolescents' resilience predicted fewer mental health difficulties.ConclusionIt is important to target multiple ecologies (e.g., family) of adolescents for promoting positive adjustment.

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Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression among Chinese children and adolescents: A systematic literature review

Cited by 62 publications

References 142 publications

Relationships between Parent-Reported Parenting, Child-Perceived Parenting, and Children’s Mental Health in Taiwanese Children

Relationships between Parent-Reported Parenting, Child-Perceived Parenting, and Children’s Mental Health in Taiwanese Children

Parenting Styles and Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescence: A Systematic Literature Review

The roles of parenting, resilience, and interpersonal relationships on adolescents' mental health and stress‐related growth during COVID‐19

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