A longitudinal study of parent-adolescent relationship quality, family respect values, and adolescents' mental health outcomes
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Given the increasing rates of adolescent depressive and anxiety symptoms, there is a considerable need for insights into the mental health experiences of adolescents. The current study examines how adolescents' endorsement of family respect values, changes the associations between mother- and father-adolescent relationship quality, and adolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms over time. Participating adolescents reported on maternal and paternal positivity, negativity, and psychological control, as well as their individual experiences with family respect values, depressive symptoms, and anxiety. Parent-adolescent relationship quality was a significant predictor of adolescent anxiety and depressive symptoms one to two years later, especially for father-child dyads. However, these longitudinal associations uniquely differed based on the gender of the involved parties and the family's context, specifically adolescents' endorsement of family respect values. The present study contributes to the literature on the importance of parents in the lives of their adolescent children. Implications and future directions are discussed.
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M.S.