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Parental involvement and mental health among school-going adolescents in five Caribbean countries

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the association between parental involvement and mental health among adolescents in five Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica and Trinidad, and Tobago . Data were from the cross-sectional Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) which sampled 10 063 adolescents (mean age 14 .3 years, SD = 1 .3) from 2009 to 2013 . In multivariable logistic regression analyses (adjusted for age, sex, and socioeconomic status), bullied, having close friends and peer support, and higher levels of parental involvement were negatively associated with loneliness, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in all five countries . In Jamaica, parental involvement was not associated with suicide attempt . Parental involvement interventions for improving mental health among the Caribbean adolescents should consider peer influences .

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32381274

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162213131

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