Parent and child perceptions of indulgent parenting and female emerging adults' depressive symptoms

Depression is among the most common mental health disorders reported, especially among female emerging adults. Due to the prevalence of depression, we investigated the perception of parenting behaviour (indulgent parenting) in the context of female emerging adult's symptoms of depression. Speci...

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Published in:Journal of family studies 2022-07, Vol.28 (3), p.1126-1138
Main Authors: Love, Hayley, Cui, Ming, Hong, Peipei, McWey, Lenore M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
College students
Depression
Depression, Mental
emerging adulthood
Females
Health behavior
Indulgences
indulgent parenting
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Parent and child
parent-child discrepancies
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Perceptions
Symptoms
Women college students
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Summary:Depression is among the most common mental health disorders reported, especially among female emerging adults. Due to the prevalence of depression, we investigated the perception of parenting behaviour (indulgent parenting) in the context of female emerging adult's symptoms of depression. Specifically, research has suggested that parent-child discrepancies on perceptions of parenting behaviours provide implications for children's mental health. We collected data from female college students and one of their parents ('N' = 128 dyads) to examine discrepancies in their reports of indulgent parenting and the association with female college students' reports of depressive symptoms over three data points during a four-month period. Results indicated that female college students perceived greater levels of indulgent parenting compared to parents' reports of their own indulgent parenting behaviour. Further, the disagreement between parent and child reports of indulgent parenting was associated with a slower decline in depressive symptoms among female college students. Implications of the study's results are further discussed.
ISSN:1322-9400
1839-3543
DOI:10.1080/13229400.2020.1794932