Families being supportive together: A multimethod and multi-informant intensive longitudinal study of family protective mechanisms for adolescent depression.

ABSTRACT: To advance the design and use of intensive longitudinal methods in investigations of adolescent depression, we conducted a multimethod and multi-informant study of daily parent-youth interactions, specifically, supportive communication, consisting of (a) naturalistic video observations of parent-youth interactions; (b) passive collection of Bluetooth Low Energy signals to approximate parent-youth proximity; and (c) scheduled, proximity-contingent and self-initiated ecological momentary assessments (EMA). We examined whether these novel and complementary approaches enhanced the assessment of parent-youth interactions, a key source of risk and protection for youth mental health. Specifically, we report participant compliance on the video recording procedures and describe preliminary results

SUBMITTER: Bai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684419 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature