The Influence of Family Parenting Style on Adolescent Depression and the Effect of Psychological Counseling and Treatment

Abstract

With the increasing of adolescents' mental health problems, especially the rising incidence of depression, the potential impact of family parenting style on adolescents' mental health has been widely concerned. This paper mainly studies the influence of family parenting style on adolescent depression and the effect of psychological counseling. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between different parenting styles and adolescent mental health, and to analyze the effective psychological intervention methods. This study uses the method of literature review to sort out the recent and past research results in related fields. The subjects included adolescents and their families, and the main tools were psychological research literature, statistical data and clinical case studies. Through the comparative analysis of the authoritative, authoritarian, permissive (liberal) loving, permissive uninvolved style and other different parenting styles, combined with the treatment cases of adolescent depression, to reveal the internal relationship between family parenting mode and adolescent depression. The findings suggest that authoritative parenting is the most beneficial for adolescent mental health, while parenting that is overly controlling or emotionally apathetic may increase the risk of depression. In addition, multimodal treatment regimes-such as a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and medication-were significantly more effective than monotherapy in the intervention of adolescent depression. This paper emphasizes the important role of family parenting style in adolescent mental health, and provides theoretical support for related psychological intervention.