Relationship between Depressive Mood and Parenting Style of Junior High School Students and Educational Countermeasures

Abstract

Objective: To study the relationship between depressive mood and parenting style of junior high school students. Methods: A total of 1966 junior high school students in Henan Province were selected by cluster sampling method from May 2022 to November 2022. The survey tools included the General Social Data Questionnaire, the Parenting Style Questionnaire (PBI) and the Childhood Depression Disorder Self-Rating Scale (DSRSC). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between adolescent depression and parenting styles. Results: There were 1966 valid questionnaires, of which 1054 were female (53.6%) and 912 were male (46.4%). The age was 13.98±0.56 years. Among 1966 junior high school students, 465 junior high school students had depression. Depression of junior middle school students is negatively correlated with mother's care and father's care, positively correlated with mother's indifference and father's indifference, and positively correlated with mother's overprotection and father's overprotection. Conclusion: Parental care can reduce the risk of depression in junior middle school students, while parental apathy and overprotection can increase the risk of depression in junior middle school students. The depression detection rate of junior high school students is significantly different, highlighting different characteristics in gender, age, parenting style, etc. Educators should develop targeted education and intervention strategies according to the characteristics of junior high school students.