title: Self-esteem mediates the effect of the parent-adolescent relationship on depression.
abstract: There is a trend of rapid growth in both the level and occurrence of depression when people reach adolescence. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the parent-adolescent relationship on depression in adolescents, and mainly focused on the confirmation of the mediator role of self-esteem. A total of 364 senior middle school students accomplished the Parent-Adolescent Relationship Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. The results suggested that both parent-adolescent relationship and self-esteem were significantly correlated with depression. Structural equation modeling indicated that self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between parent-adolescent relationship and depression.
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Party School of CPC Guangxi, China.
authors.forename: Junmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Hunan University, China Collaborative Innovation Center of Resource-Conserving & Environment-Friendly Society and Ecological Civilization, China aihongshan@hnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hongshan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept
keywords: depression; mediating effect; parent–adolescent relationship; self-esteem