Effect of Family Environment and Parent-Child Bondings Patterns in Childhood on Adolescents' Depression.

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 1995;33(3):31-42.

가족환경변인 및 아동기 부모 - 자녀 결합 형태가 청소년의 우울성향에 미치는 영향

최선남

영남대학교 생활과학대학 가정관리학과

Effect of Family Environment and Parent-Child Bondings Patterns in Childhood on Adolescents' Depression.

최선남

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of parent-bonding patterns and family environmental variables on adolescents' depression. the subjects were college students in Taegu, An-dong, and Pusan city. the adolescents' depression, parent-bonding style, and family environmental variables were measured by BDI(Beck Depression Inventory), PBII(Parent-Bondning Instrument), Family environmental scale. The data were analyzed by Frequency and Regression analysis. The results were as follow. First, in parent-bonding styles, the frequencies of mother's care and overprotection wee higher than those of father's Second, a half of all subjects were under the state of depression ranging from low level to high level. Third, the satisfaction of family life amomg family environmental variables had the most effects on PBI. fourth, the degree of adolescents' depression was affected by family satisfaction, parents' occupation, monthly income, and mother's overprotection n parent-bonding style and family environmental variables.