Parental Perceived Need for Counseling for Adolescents’ Anxiety and Depression Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Objective: This study examined the association between parental perceived need for counseling or mental health care services and adolescents’ subgroups of anxiety and depression symptoms (Anxiety-only, Depression-only, Anxiety-Depression, and None). Method: Adolescent sample (N = 20,486, M = 14.69 years old, SD = 1.69) was drawn from the National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–2018 (NSCH 2017–2018). A chi-square test was used to analyze the association between two categorical variables. Results: The Chi-square test was statistically significant, Χ 2(6) = 7,914.33, p