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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Mood Disorders
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1414887

Association of parental rearing styles with suicidal ideation in Chinese adolescent patients with depression: a large-scale cross-sectional study

Provisionally accepted
Jiacheng Liu Jiacheng Liu Chang Cheng Chang Cheng Kamila Edeleva Kamila Edeleva Zhen Zhao Zhen Zhao Liying Yang Liying Yang Chuanyi Kang Chuanyi Kang Xiaohong Wang Xiaohong Wang Na Zhao Na Zhao *Jian Hu Jian Hu *
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China

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    Background: Suicide is the first cause of death among adolescents globally and has a severe impact on socioeconomic development. Several studies have found that suicide attempts and suicidal ideation (SI) are more likely to occur in adolescents with depression. Previous studies have found that stressful events in early childhood, especially family stress, can influence the occurrence of SI. Chinese parents tend to be more strict and less able to express their emotions, owing to unique national conditions, which may result in more parenting problems. Therefore, our study investigates the risk factors for SI in a large sample of Chinese adolescents with depression. Methods: A total of 1604 adolescent patients with depression were recruited in this study. A self-administered questionnaire collected the clinical and demographic data. SI was assessed by interview. The Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran (EMBU) scale was used to evaluate parental rearing style. Results: The study showed that female (OR=1.886, 95%CI:1.502–2.368), sleep (OR=0.798, 95%CI:0.637–0.998), school management (OR=1.179, 95%CI:1.041–1.336), alcohol consumption (OR=1.798, 95%CI:1.304–2.479), child life (OR=1.797, 95%CI:1.457–2.216), maternal interference (OR=1.032, 95%CI:1.015–1.048), paternal emotional warmth (OR=0.975, 95%CI:0.966–0.983) and paternal rejection (OR=1.102, 95%CI:1.063–1.142) were significantly associated with SI. Conclusions: To recognize SI earlier, physicians and nurses need to pay more attention to those female adolescent depression populations that are experiencing an unhappy childhood, non-democratic school management, alcohol consumption, excessive maternal interference, lack of paternal emotional warmth, and paternal rejection.

    Keywords: Adolescent, Depression, parental rearing style, risk factor, Suicidal

    Received: 09 Apr 2024; Accepted: 20 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu, Cheng, Edeleva, Zhao, Yang, Kang, Wang, Zhao and Hu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Na Zhao, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    Jian Hu, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China

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