Correlation study between parenting styles,family environment and depressive personality disorder in adolescents

Objective To explore the characteristics of depressive personality disorder,parenting patterns and family environment of adolescents,and to provide evidence for family intervention,psychological treatment of depressive adolescents. Methods By case-control study,100 adolescents with depression(study group) and 100 healthy adolescents(control group)were assessed with Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ),Family Environment Scale(FES-CV)and Parental Rearing Style Questionnaire(EMBU),and the results were analyzed. Results ①There were statistical significance in personality,parenting style and family environment between depressive adolescents and healthy adolescents.②The scores of internal and external dimensions in the study group were significantly lower,and neurotic dimension scores were significantly higher in the study group(P<0.01);Compared with that of the control group,the scores of contradictoriness were higher,the scores of factors of intimacy,emotion expression,independence,achievement,entertainment and knowledgeability of the depressive family were obviously lower; the scores of parental warmth and understanding were lower in the depressive family(P<0.01)and the scores of punishment,rejection,over intervention and protection of mother and over protection of father and over intervention were higher(P<0.01)than that of the control group;③The emotional warmth and comprehension in parenting pattern were positively correlated with internal and external dimensions of EPQ,and negatively correlated with psychoticism and neuroticism;rejection and punishment were negatively correlated with internal and external,rejection and punishment were positively correlated with psychoticism and neuroticism;while both parents' refusal to deny and the severe punishment were negatively correlated with EPQ. Both parents' refusal to deny and punishment were positively correlated with EPQ's neuroticism and neurotic factors;the intimacy and entertainment of family environment were related to the four dimensions of EPQ. Conclusion s ①Adolescents with depression had much more problems in depressive personality disorder,parenting patterns,family environment compared with healthy adolescents;②Unhealthy family environment,unreasonable parenting style will lead to personality problems and the emergence of depression.To improve the family environment of depressive adolescents and the parenting style will promote the growth of personality together with disease rehabilitation.