Parental attachment and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: The mediation effect of emotion regulation

ConclusionsThese findings suggest that adolescents with secure parental attachment (vs. insecure) have a lower risk of developing depressive symptoms and that increasing use of cognitive reappraisal and decreasing use of expressive suppression may help adolescents reduce their depressive symptoms.

Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wanfen Chen, Dajun Zhang, Junsheng Liu, Yangu Pan, Biao Sang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research