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Parental-perceived neighborhood characteristics and adolescent depressive symptoms: A multilevel moderation analysis.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:This study examines the moderating role of parental neighborhood perceptions on the relationship between neighborhood structural disadvantage and adolescent depressive symptoms. METHODS:Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) consisting of 12,105 adolescents and their parents were used. RESULTS:Mixed effects multilevel modeling revealed that parental-perceived neighborhood disorder was associated with higher levels of adolescent depressive symptoms (??=?.27, p???.001). The interaction between neighborhood concentrated poverty and parental-perceived neighborhood disorder was also significant (??=?-.14, p???.01). Low and high levels of parental-perceived neighborhood disorder were associated with lower (??=?-.41, p?

SUBMITTER: Dawson CT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6699891 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Parental-perceived neighborhood characteristics and adolescent depressive symptoms: A multilevel moderation analysis.

Dawson Christyl T CT Wu Wensong W Fennie Kristopher P KP Ibañez Gladys G Cano Miguel Á MÁ Pettit Jeremy W JW Trepka Mary Jo MJ

Journal of community psychology 20190617 7

<h4>Aims</h4>This study examines the moderating role of parental neighborhood perceptions on the relationship between neighborhood structural disadvantage and adolescent depressive symptoms.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) consisting of 12,105 adolescents and their parents were used.<h4>Results</h4>Mixed effects multilevel modeling revealed that parental-perceived neighborhood disorder was associated with higher levels of adoles ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundGiven the growing number of adolescents exhibiting problematic internet use (PIU) and experiencing its harmful consequences, it is important to examine the factors associated with PIU. Existing research has identified perceived parental supportiveness and adolescents' subjective mental well-being as strong predictors of PIU. However, it is unknown how these factors work together in shaping adolescents' engagement in PIU.ObjectiveThis paper aimed to examine the role played by adolescents' perception of parental supportiveness in conjunction with their subjective mental well-being in shaping their PIU.MethodsThe study analyzed one of the Technology & Adolescent Mental Wellness (TAM) data sets that were collected from a nationally representative cross-sectional sample. Adolescents self-reported their internet use behavior, perceived parental supportiveness, and subjective mental well-being through an online research panel survey. Hierarchical linear regression analysis with an interaction term was performed.ResultsA total of 4592 adolescents, aged 12 to 17 years, completed the survey. Adolescents reported a mean age of 14.61 (SD 1.68) and were 46.4% (2130/4592) female and 66.9% (3370/4592) White. Findings revealed that, controlling for adolescents' demographics and social media use, higher levels of perceived parental supportiveness (β=-.285, P<.001) and higher levels of subjective mental well-being (β=-.079, P<.001) were associated with a lower likelihood of adolescent PIU. The moderation analysis showed that the negative association between perceived parental supportiveness and PIU was stronger when adolescents reported high (vs low) levels of mental well-being (β=-.191, P<.001).ConclusionsThis study shows that perceived parental supportiveness was a stronger protective factor than adolescents' mental well-being against PIU. The protective power of perceived parental supportiveness against PIU was strongest when adolescents had high mental well-being. The highest risk of PIU occurred when adolescents' mental well-being was high, but parents were perceived as unsupportive. Our findings suggest that parental supportiveness should be targeted as part of PIU prevention efforts.

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Parental-perceived neighborhood characteristics and adolescent depressive symptoms: A multilevel moderation analysis.

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Parental-perceived neighborhood characteristics and adolescent depressive symptoms: A multilevel moderation analysis.

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