Xia Qian, Zhang Yan, Huang Xuehua
Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2023 Sep 7;14:1253321. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1253321. eCollection 2023.
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) impacts not only adolescents who engage in it but also their parents. However, there has been limited research into the psychological well-being of these parents. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the symptoms of anxiety and depression among parents of adolescents who engaged in NSSI in China and the factors associated with them.
A total of 400 parents of adolescents with NSSI were included. Socio-demographic information of these parents was collected. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used to assess symptoms of anxiety, depression, and psychological resilience, respectively.
The majority of the parents were female (83.5%), married (86.3%), and had a senior high school or equivalent and lower education level (67.1%). The study found that 35.3% of the parents experienced clinically significant symptoms of anxiety (GAD-7 ≥ 7) and 40.1% had clinically significant symptoms of depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 7). Parents with larger ages and lower levels of psychological resilience were more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression ( < 0.05). Parents who reported bad parent-child relationships showed a higher level of anxiety.
This study provides important insights into the symptoms of anxiety and depression among parents of adolescents with NSSI. Parental age, parent-child relationship, and psychological resilience were associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in these parents. Implications for the development of interventions aimed at addressing symptoms of anxiety and depression in parents of adolescents with NSSI were discussed.
非自杀性自伤行为（NSSI）不仅会影响实施该行为的青少年，还会对他们的父母产生影响。然而，针对这些父母心理健康状况的研究却很有限。本横断面研究旨在调查中国有非自杀性自伤行为青少年的父母的焦虑和抑郁症状及其相关因素。
共纳入400名有非自杀性自伤行为青少年的父母。收集这些父母的社会人口学信息。分别使用广泛性焦虑障碍7项量表（GAD-7）、患者健康问卷9项量表（PHQ-9）和康纳-戴维森心理韧性量表（CD-RISC）来评估焦虑、抑郁症状及心理韧性。
大多数父母为女性（83.5%），已婚（86.3%），且教育程度为高中或同等学历及以下（67.1%）。研究发现，35.3%的父母有临床显著的焦虑症状（GAD-7≥7），40.1%的父母有临床显著的抑郁症状（PHQ-9≥7）。年龄较大且心理韧性较低的父母更有可能出现焦虑和抑郁症状（<0.05）。报告亲子关系不良的父母焦虑水平更高。
本研究为有非自杀性自伤行为青少年的父母的焦虑和抑郁症状提供了重要见解。父母年龄、亲子关系和心理韧性与这些父母的焦虑和抑郁症状有关。文中还讨论了针对有非自杀性自伤行为青少年的父母焦虑和抑郁症状制定干预措施的意义。
