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

ABSTRACT:

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 ques

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754252 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature