Adolescent psychopathology

Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences Shape Adolescents' Mental Health

Research conducted at Beijing Normal University, supported by the National Social Science Fund of China, has shed light on the profound impact of parental factors on adolescents' depressive symptoms. The study, which recruited 533 Chinese families, suggests that parents' adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) significantly influence their parenting, ultimately

Emotion Regulation Difficulties Mediate Relations between Negative Life Events and Psychopathology in Adolescents

Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by increased emergence of psychopathology, particularly for adolescents who experience negative life events (NLEs). Research has shown that emotion regulation difficulties can mediate the relation between NLE exposure and psychopathology, but this relationship has not been extensively studied in gender diverse (GD) adolescents.