Association between adolescent interpersonal distress and parent-child communication

LI Mingyu; XIANG Yanqi; ZHANG Aidi; TAN Simin; SHAN Li; ZHU Li; ZHANG Yayi

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0186

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9) : 975-979. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0186

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Association between adolescent interpersonal distress and parent-child communication

LI Mingyu¹, XIANG Yanqi^2,3, ZHANG Aidi¹, TAN Simin^1,4, SHAN Li⁴, ZHU Li⁵, ZHANG Yayi^2,3,4

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Objective To identify the relationship between adolescent interpersonal distress and parent-child communication, in order to provide reference for improving teenagers' interpersonal communication ability. Methods From May to July 2022, totally 720 middle school students were selected into this study. Interpersonal Relationship Assessment Scale (IRAS) and Adolescent Parent-child Communication Psychological Questionnaire (PACT) were used to evaluate interpersonal distress and parent-child communication, respectively, then the association between the two in students at different grades was analyzed. Results The total score of interpersonal distress of middle school students was [8.00 (4.00,13.00)], and the detection rate of interpersonal distress was 46.53%(335/720). Logistic regression analysis showed that authoritarian paternal parenting style (OR=8.750, 95%CI:2.041 - 7.511, P＜0.05) was an independent risk factor for interpersonal distress in junior middle school students, while higher scores of mother-child communication motivation (OR=0.363), mother-child communication ability (OR=0.327) and parent-child communication motivation (OR=0.203) were associated with lower risk of interpersonal distress of junior middle school students (P＜0.05). Neglectful maternal parenting style (OR=6.575, 95%CI:1.792 - 24.126, P＜0.05) was an independent risk factor for interpersonal distress among senior high school students, while higher scores of mother-child communication ability (OR=0.286) and father-child communication motivation (OR=0.439) were related to lower risk of interpersonal distress among senior high school students (P＜0.05). Conclusions It is worth paying attention to the problem of adolescent interpersonal disturbance. Changing parenting style and strengthening parent-child communication can help improve the interpersonal problems of adolescents.

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adolescents / interpersonal distress / parent-child communication / parenting style

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LI Mingyu, XIANG Yanqi, ZHANG Aidi, TAN Simin, SHAN Li, ZHU Li, ZHANG Yayi. Association between adolescent interpersonal distress and parent-child communication[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2023, 31(9): 975-979 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0186

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