高中生抑郁症状与父母教养方式:感恩的中介作用

Parenting Styles and Depressive Symptoms in Senior High School Students: the Mediating Effect of Gratitude

目的:探讨感恩在父母教养方式与高中生抑郁症状之间的中介作用。方法:选取汶川地震后18个月都江堰地区1087名高中生幸存者,采用儿童抑郁障碍自评量表、父母教养方式量表、青少年感恩量表进行施测。结果:高中生抑郁症状检出率为32.4%;感恩在父母冷漠、自主性的教养方式与抑郁症状之间存在部分中介效应,中介效应占总效应的比例分别为25.4%和37.0%;感恩在父母过度保护的教养方式与抑郁症状之间存在完全中介效应。结论:父母对孩子较少的冷漠和较多的自主性有利于培养青少年的感恩,感恩对震后抑郁症状具有保护作用。

Objective： To explore the mediating effect of gratitude on the relationship between parenting styles and depressive symptoms. Methods： At the 18th month after the Wenchuan Earthquake, totally 1087 senior high school students in Dujiangyan District were recruited. They were assessed with the Depression Self-rating Scale for Children for depressive symptoms, Parenting Bonding Instrument for parenting styles, and Gratitude Scale for Adolescents for gratitude. Results：The prevalence rate of depression was 32.4%. Gratitude partially mediated the relationship between parental indifference and depressive symptoms, and partially mediated the relationship between parental autonomy and depressive symptoms, the mediating effect respectively made up 25.4% and 37.0% of total effect. Moreover, gratitude completely mediated the relationship between parental overprotection and depressive symptoms. Conclusion： It suggests that less parental indifference and more autonomy contribute to developing adolescents＇ gratitude, and thus protecting adolescents from depression.