Family Intimacy Plays Crucial Role in Adolescents with Depressive Disorders

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Researchers from Henan, People's Republic of China, have investigated the relationship between family intimacy, negative emotions, and psychological resilience in adolescent inpatients with depressive disorders. The study, conducted by Chunlan Li et al., aimed to explore how reducing negative emotions and strengthening family intimacy can improve the level of psychological resilience in patients. The study found a significant positive correlation between family intimacy and psychological resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders.

Key Takeaways:

  • Researchers from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University investigated the relationship between family intimacy, negative emotions, and psychological resilience in adolescent inpatients with depressive disorders.
  • The study used the family intimacy, adaptability scale, adolescent psychological resilience scale, and positive and negative emotion scale to investigate 215 adolescents with depressive disorders.
  • The research found a significant positive correlation between family intimacy and psychological resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders (r = 0.456, P < 0.01).
  • The study concluded that 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.
  • Authors Chunlan Li, Chaona Shang, Yuge Wang, Lina Yang, and Miao Pan published the study in Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2025,16.
  • The study highlights the importance of family intimacy in improving psychological resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders.

Statistics:

  • 215 adolescents with depressive disorders were investigated in the study.
  • The correlation coefficient between family intimacy and psychological resilience was found to be 0.456 (P < 0.01).
  • The study found that reducing negative emotions and strengthening family intimacy can improve the level of psychological resilience of patients.

Sources:

  • Li, C., Shang, C., Wang, Y., Yang, L., & Pan, M. (2025). The mediating role of family intimacy: Negative emotions and resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16.
  • Mental Health Weekly Digest. (2025, October 20). Study Data from Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Update Knowledge of Depression (The mediating role of family intimacy: Negative emotions and resilience in adolescents with depressive disorders). P 1176.