PERCEPTION OF PARENTS AND DEPRESSION IN PAKISTANI ADOLESCENTS

ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to investigate the predictive relationship of perception of parents (i.e. mother involvement, mother autonomy support, father involvement, and father autonomy support) with depression in adolescents. A sample of 758 adolescents (383 boys and 375 girls)...

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Published inPakistan journal of psychology Vol. 49; no. 2; p. 61
Main Authors Khan, Areej, Shahzad, Salman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Karachi Knowledge Bylanes 31.12.2018
AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Depression in adolescence
Fathers
Health aspects
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Parent and child
Parents
Parents & parenting
Psychological aspects
Risk factors
Social aspects
Surveys
Teenagers
Pakistan
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Summary:ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to investigate the predictive relationship of perception of parents (i.e. mother involvement, mother autonomy support, father involvement, and father autonomy support) with depression in adolescents. A sample of 758 adolescents (383 boys and 375 girls) was selected from different secondary schools situated in different areas of Karachi, Pakistan. The age range of sample was from 12 to 16 years with mean age of 13.57(SD=1.24). Their education level was from grade 6 to 10. Personal Information Form, Perception of Parents-Child Scale (POPS) (Grolnick, Deci, and Ryan, 1991), and Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) (Weissman, Orvaschel, and Padian, 1980) were administered on participants. The results of regression analyses revealed significant impact of maternal involvement and autonomy support on depression in adolescents; however paternal involvement and autonomy support do not predict depression in adolescents. Limitations and implications of findings were discussed.
ISSN:0030-9869