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The mediating role of family intimacy: negative emotions and resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between family intimacy, negative emotions and psychological resilience in adolescent inpatients with depressive disorders. Methods The family intimacy, adaptability scale, adolescent psychological resilience scale and positive and negative emotion scale were used to investigate 215 adolescents with depressive disorders who were hospitalized through convenience sampling method. Results ①0; There was a significant positive correlation between family intimacy and psychological resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders (r = 0.456, P < 0.01); ①1; There was a significant negative correlation between negative emotions and psychological resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders (r = -0.543, P < 0.01); ①2; There was a significant negative correlation between negative emotions and family intimacy in adolescents with depressive disorders (r = -0.260, P < 0.01); ①3; Negative emotions in adolescents with depressive disorders not only had a significant negative predictive effect on psychological resilience (β = -0.878, t = -9.445, P < 0.001), but also had a significant negative predictive effect on psychological resilience through family intimacy (β = -0.736, t = -8.275, P < 0.001) Negative emotions in adolescents with depressive disorders had a significant negative predictive effect on family intimacy (β = -0.338, t = -3.936, P < 0.001); ①4; Family intimacy played a partial mediating role between negative emotions and psychological resilience, and the mediating effect accounted for 16.17% of the total effect. Conclusion Reducing negative emotions and strengthening family intimacy can improve the level of psychological resilience of patients, thereby reducing self-injury and suicide in adolescents with depressive disorders.

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1606543

Authors: Chunlan Li, Chaona Shang, Yuge Wang, Lina Yang, Miao Pan

Institutions: Henan Psychiatric Hospital, Henan Medical University, University of Leeds

Language: English

Topic: Resilience and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801