Gender differences in the relation between social support, problems in parent-offspring communication, and depression and anxiety

Gender differences in the buffer-effect of social support in the relation between stressful circumstances and the development of depression and anxiety disorders are widely assumed, but few studies address this three-way interaction between gender, stress, and support. Data in the present study came...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2005-06, Vol.60 (11), p.2549-2559
Main Authors: Landman-Peeters, Karlien M.C., Hartman, Catharina A., van der Pompe, Gieta, den Boer, Johan A., Minderaa, Ruud B., Ormel, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety
Anxiety - etiology
Anxiety Depression Gender differences Interpersonal stress Social support The Netherlands
Biological and medical sciences
Communication
Daughters
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - etiology
Disorders
Families & family life
Female
Gender
Gender differences
Humans
Interpersonal communication
Interpersonal relations
Interpersonal stress
Linear Models
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mental stress
Miscellaneous
Mood disorders
Netherlands
Parent Child Relations
Parent-Adolescent interactions
Parenting
Parents
Personal relationships
Prospective Studies
Psychological Stress
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Social Support
Sons
Stress
The Netherlands
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Summary:Gender differences in the buffer-effect of social support in the relation between stressful circumstances and the development of depression and anxiety disorders are widely assumed, but few studies address this three-way interaction between gender, stress, and support. Data in the present study came from the baseline assessment of the Adolescents at Risk for Anxiety and Depression (ARIADNE) study in 502 adolescent and young-adult children of 356 parents in the Netherlands with a depression, panic disorder and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Results indicate that the daughters benefit more from social support than the sons when problems in parent-offspring communication are high, but that this effect holds only for depression symptoms and particularly in relation to problems in father-offspring communication. Social support does not seem to play a role in the development of anxiety.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.10.024