Perceived relationships with parents among adolescent inpatients with depressive preoccupations and depressed mood.

S. J. Frank, M. O. Poorman, L. A. Van Egeren, D. T. Field

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

22 Scopus citations

Abstract

Hypothesized that two types of "depressogenic" preoccupations (self-critical and interpersonal), measured by the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire for adolescents (DEQ-A; Blatt, Shaffer, Bars, & Quinlan, 1992), would mediate associations between perceived difficulties with parents and adolescent depression. Adolescent inpatients between 11 and 17 years of age (N = 295; 158 girls) in an acute-care psychiatric hospital completed the DEQ-A, a Reynolds (1986, 1989) depression questionnaire, and measures that assess experiences of alienation (vs. dependency) and separation-individuation conflicts in the adolescent-parent relationship. Alienation and counterdependency in relation to parents were associated with self-critical concerns; excessive closeness and dependency with interpersonal concerns; and separation-individuation conflicts with both types of concerns. Self-critical and interpersonal concerns were linked to adolescent depression and accounted for most of the variance initially explained by difficulties with parents.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)205-215
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of clinical child psychology
Volume26
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1997
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Perceived relationships with parents among adolescent inpatients with depressive preoccupations and depressed mood.'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this