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http://dx.doi.org/10.7465/jkdi.2016.27.6.1631

Mediating effect of intergenerational family conflict between perceived parental warmth and depressive symptoms  

Nam, Gloria Youngju (Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington)
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Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society / v.27, no.6, 2016 , pp. 1631-1643 More about this Journal
Abstract
Depressive symptoms are one of the biggest mental health issues among Korean American adolescents. Previous studies have found that parental warmth and intergenerational family conflict have a major impact on depressive symptoms among Korean American adolescents. This cross-sectional study examines the mediation effects of intergenerational family conflict between perceived parental warmth and depressive symptoms among 97 Korean American adolescents aged 14 to 18 years old in the Pacific Northwest region. The results revealed that 60% of participants experienced depressive symptoms. In addition, mother-adolescent conflict significantly mediated between perceived parental warmth and depressive symptoms while father-adolescent conflict did not significantly mediate. The finding suggests the need to develop intervention programs for Korean American adolescents and their parents that focus on creating an understanding of the difference between Korean culture and American culture, identifying early signs of depressive symptoms, and decreasing intergenerational family conflict by teaching parents to express parental warmth effectively.
Keywords
Depressive symptoms; intergenerational family conflict; Korean American adolescents; mediating effects; parental warmth;
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