Relationship between Parent-child Communication, Adolescent Emotional Adjustment and Depression Symptoms

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the relationship between parent-child communication and adolescent emotional adjustment and depressive symptoms, so as to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for family education and mental health intervention. Studies have shown that good parent-child communication has a positive impact on adolescents' emotional adjustment ability, which can reduce the risk of depressive symptoms. It is found that there is a significant positive correlation between parent-child communication and adolescent emotional adjustment. This means that in the family environment, good parent-child communication is helpful to improve teenagers' emotional adjustment ability and help them better cope with negative emotions. The improvement of emotional adjustment ability can make teenagers keep calm and control their emotions in the face of difficulties, so as to solve problems better. In addition, the study also found that there is a negative correlation between parent-child communication and depressive symptoms, and there is a significant negative correlation between adolescent emotional adjustment and depressive symptoms. This means that good parent-child communication can reduce the risk of adolescent depression. In the face of stress and difficulties, good parent-child communication can help teenagers gain emotional support and understanding, thus reducing the possibility of depressive symptoms.