Maternal and paternal psychosocial risk factors for clinical depression in a Norwegian
community sample of adolescents
Engelsk titel: Maternal and paternal psychosocial risk factors for clinical depression in a Norwegian community
sample of adolescents
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Författare:
Agerup, Tea
;
Lydersen, S
;
Wallander, J
;
Sund, A M
Email: Tea.agerup@ntnu.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 55
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UI-nummer: 15023292
Sammanfattning
Background: Parental characteristics can increase the risk of the development of adolescent
depression. In this study, we focus on the parental factors of parents in a non-intact relationship,
dissatisfaction with personal economy, physical illness or disability, and internalizing and
externalizing problems. The aim is to examine which of these parental risk factors, separately for
mothers and fathers, are associated with clinical depression in adolescents in a community sample.
Methods: In the Youth and Mental Health study, 345 adolescents (mean age ± standard deviation
15.0 ± 0.6 years, range 13.8-16.6 years; 72.5% girls) and their parents (79% at least one parent)
completed questionnaires and the diagnostic interview Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and
Schizophrenia -Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL). Adolescents were classified into current
major depressive disorder or dysthymia (n = 46), depression not otherwise specified (n = 48), or no
depression (n = 251). The parental risk factors were based on interview and the Adult Self-Report.
Risk factors associated with mothers (n = 267) and fathers (n = 167) were separately analyzed using
ordinal logistic regression with current depression category as the dependent variable. All analyses
were adjusted for youth sex and age. Results: Mothers’ economical dissatisfaction, physical
illness/disability, internalizing problems and externalizing problems were associated with
adolescent current depression (P = 0.02). Adjusting for all other factors, only mothers’ internalizing
problems (P < 0.001) remained significantly associated with adolescent depression. Fathers’ risk
factors were not associated with adolescent depression. Conclusion: Characteristics of mothers are
associated with adolescent current depression. Mothers’ internalizing problems is independently
strongly associated with increased risk of current adolescent depression. Clinicians should assess
mothers’ mental health when treating depressed adolescents.