Association of parental depression with adolescent children's psychological well-being and health behaviors.

Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-

Depression*/epidemiology ; Depression*/psychology ; Health Behavior*; Humans ; Adolescent ; Male ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Child ; Young Adult ; Child of Impaired Parents/psychology ; Child of Impaired Parents/statistics & numerical data ; Parents/psychology ; Nutrition Surveys ; Mental Health ; Psychological Well-Being

Background: Parental depression is a significant problem that negatively affects parents' welfare and influences family dynamics, children's academic and health behaviors, and mental health. However, there is limited evidence regarding the impact of the parental depression into the children's' psychological and physical wellbeing on Asian cultures. This study examined the psychological burdens and health behaviors of adolescent children with parents with depression in the Republic of Korea.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) spanning 2013 to 2021 to compare health behaviors and mental health outcomes between 203 adolescent children with parents diagnosed with depression and 3,856 control adolescents aged 12-19 years.
Results: Following multivariate adjustments, the risk of depressive mood for more than two weeks was significantly increased in boys with parental depression (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR] = 2.05, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 1.91-3.52) and adolescents with parents with moderate-to-severe depression (aOR = 2.60, 95% CI = 1.17-5.77). Adolescents with parental depression reported significantly worse subjective health status (aOR = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.05-3.36) and higher stress levels (aOR = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.33-2.76). Additionally, when parental depression was present and the time since depression diagnosis was more than five years, adolescents with parental depression exhibited even poorer subjective health status and higher stress levels.
Conclusions: The study found that adolescents whose parents experienced depression had poorer mental health than those whose parents did not have mental health issues. These findings emphasize the importance of providing support for the mental health of adolescents in families affected by parental depression.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)

Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007 Nov;22(11):1087-94. (PMID: 17407107)
MMWR Surveill Summ. 2008 Jun 6;57(4):1-131. (PMID: 18528314)
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006 Jul;45(7):841-8. (PMID: 16832321)
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2002 Sep;31(3):312-24. (PMID: 12149969)
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2008 Oct;37(4):736-46. (PMID: 18991125)
J Am Acad Psychoanal. 1989 Spring;17(1):29-42. (PMID: 2722614)
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2009 Jan;37(1):119-30. (PMID: 18712594)
BMC Public Health. 2020 Apr 16;20(1):510. (PMID: 32299419)
BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun 20;20(1):972. (PMID: 32563266)
Am J Psychiatry. 2015 May;172(5):450-9. (PMID: 25615566)
Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Feb;43(1):69-77. (PMID: 24585853)
Psychiatry Res. 2018 Mar;261:143-147. (PMID: 29306174)
JAMA Psychiatry. 2016 Mar;73(3):239-46. (PMID: 26842307)
Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 5;12(1):21018. (PMID: 36471102)
Int J Epidemiol. 2021 Nov 10;50(5):1615-1627. (PMID: 33975355)
Med Hypotheses. 2007;68(3):683-91. (PMID: 17140747)
Psychosomatics. 2002 Jul-Aug;43(4):282-9. (PMID: 12189253)
Children (Basel). 2023 Jan 11;10(1):. (PMID: 36670688)
Epidemiol Health. 2023;45:e2023018. (PMID: 36791796)
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2018 May;46(4):825-837. (PMID: 28643207)
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Oct;156(10):1009-14. (PMID: 12361447)
Allergy Asthma Proc. 2017 Jul 1;38(4):300-308. (PMID: 28668110)
J Adolesc. 2007 Dec;30(6):917-32. (PMID: 17241658)
J Affect Disord. 1991 Apr;21(4):219-28. (PMID: 1829743)
Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep;106(9):1646-53. (PMID: 21556040)
J Youth Adolesc. 2008 Sep;37(8):906-916. (PMID: 25013241)
PLoS One. 2013 Nov 18;8(11):e80699. (PMID: 24260457)
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2005 Mar;34(1):193-205. (PMID: 15677293)
PLoS One. 2021 Nov 17;16(11):e0258966. (PMID: 34788300)
Asia Pac Psychiatry. 2018 Sep;10(3):e12327. (PMID: 30088339)
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2011 Mar;14(1):1-27. (PMID: 21052833)
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003 Mar;60(3):253-8. (PMID: 12622658)
J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1;246:571-577. (PMID: 30605875)
Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2020 Jun;24(2):107-114. (PMID: 32743331)
PLoS One. 2017 Aug 14;12(8):e0182943. (PMID: 28806734)
Front Psychiatry. 2018 Jul 23;9:334. (PMID: 30083112)
Dev Psychol. 2000 Nov;36(6):759-66. (PMID: 11081699)
Front Public Health. 2023 Feb 07;11:962951. (PMID: 36825147)
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2019 May;73(5):393-400. (PMID: 30792194)
J Psychiatr Res. 2018 Sep;104:235-248. (PMID: 30114665)
J Abnorm Psychol. 2003 May;112(2):179-92. (PMID: 12784827)
J Pediatr Psychol. 2002 Apr-May;27(3):245-57. (PMID: 11909932)
Psychiatry Investig. 2018 Apr;15(4):376-383. (PMID: 29486551)
Psychol Med. 2018 Jul;48(9):1560-1571. (PMID: 29173244)
Psychosomatics. 2016 Mar-Apr;57(2):200-7. (PMID: 26785798)
Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 06;14:1186754. (PMID: 37346904)
J Adolesc Health. 2002 Apr;30(4 Suppl):3-13. (PMID: 11943569)
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2006 Feb;35(1):103-15. (PMID: 16390306)
Front Psychol. 2022 Oct 17;13:905093. (PMID: 36324781)
Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Jun;163(6):1001-8. (PMID: 16741200)
J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 2011 Jun;33(2):178-186. (PMID: 21765595)
Korean J Pediatr. 2018 May;61(5):135-149. (PMID: 29853938)

Keywords: Adolescent; Health behaviors; Mental health; Parental depression

Date Created: 20240527 Date Completed: 20240528 Latest Revision: 20240530

20240530

PMC11129386

10.1186/s12889-024-18337-9

38802817