Network analysis of maternal parenting practices and adolescent mental health problems: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An extensive literature has shown a strong connection between maternal parenting practices and adolescent mental health problems. However, it has been difficult for previous research to map a dynamic concurrent and prospective relationships within and between types of parenting practices and adolescent mental health problems. The present study addressed these issues using a network analysis approach and a longitudinal design.

Methods

This study involved 591 Chinese adolescents (249 males; mean age at T1 = 13.53) and their mothers (mean age at T1 = 39.71) at two time points (T1 and T2) with eighteen months apart. Mothers reported their parenting practices including warmth, monitoring, inductive reasoning, hostility, and harshness, while adolescents reported their m

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953267 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature