Depurð ungs fólks og uppeldisaðferðir foreldra : langtímarannsókn

Abstract

The relationship between adolescent perceived parenting styles and their depressed mood was examined at the age of 14 (concurrently), and again at the age of 21 (longitudinally). The data is from a large longitudinal study on adolescent risk behavior. The participants in the study were 491 (60% girls). The parenting styles were grouped into four categories: 1) autonomy and high involvement, 2) autonomy and low involvement, 3) psychological control and high involvement, 4) psychological control and low involvement. After controlling for participants' gender and temperament, results indicated that the adolescents who considered themselves raised by autonomy and high involvement (no.l), at the age of 14 were least likely to show characteristics of depressed mood at the age of 14. In contrast, adolescents who considered themselves raised by psychological control and low involvement (no. 4) seemed to be most likely to show characteristics of depressed mood at the age of 14. Also, parenting styles at age 14 predicted the young people's depressed mood when they had turned 21. Adolescents, who considered themselves raised by autonomy at the age of 14, had the lowest depressed mood characteristics at the age of 21, regardless of whether they experienced high or low involvement. In contrast, adolescents who considered themselves raised by psychological control at the age of 14, had the highest depressed mood characteristics at the age of 21, regardless of whether they experienced high or low involvement. Furthermore, at age 14, girls were more inclined to show characteristics of depressed mood than the boys. At the age of 21, however, there was no gender difference in depressed mood. Finally, in general the participants were less inclined to show characteristics of depressed mood at the age of 21 than at 14.