Associations of parenting style and depressive symptoms with nightmare disorder in adolescents

ZHU Qisha; ZHAO Yuan; CHEN Qiuxia; HU Jun; XU Ou

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025128

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ZHU Qisha, ZHAO Yuan, CHEN Qiuxia, HU Jun, XU Ou. Associations of parenting style and depressive symptoms with nightmare disorder in adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 539-543. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025128

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ZHU Qisha, ZHAO Yuan, CHEN Qiuxia, HU Jun, XU Ou. Associations of parenting style and depressive symptoms with nightmare disorder in adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 539-543. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025128

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Associations of parenting style and depressive symptoms with nightmare disorder in adolescents

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025128

ZHU Qisha¹,
ZHAO Yuan²,
CHEN Qiuxia²,
HU Jun³,
XU Ou^{4
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Department of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of Xihu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Xihu District Health Supervision Institute), Hangzhou (310013), Zhejiang Province, China

Received Date: 2024-12-15
Rev Recd Date: 2025-03-14

Available Online: 2025-05-08

Publish Date: 2025-04-25

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Objective To explore the relationship between parenting styles and depressive symptoms in adolescents with nightmare disorder, so as to provide a scientific basis for formulating effective family intervention measures and psychological counseling. Methods From January 2023 to August 2024, 90 adolescents diagnosed with nightmare disorder and admitted to Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, along with 176 healthy controls from the urban areas of Hangzhou, were recruited as participants in the study. All participants were assessed using the Nightmare Experience Questionnaire (NEQ), Family Relationship Questionnaire (FRQ), and Plutchik-van Praag Self-report Depression Scale (PVP). The t-test and Chi-square test were conducted to compare two groups. Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple linear regression were employed to explore the correlations between PVP and NEQ or FRQ. The Process model was used to testing the mediating effects among NEQ/FRQ/PVP. Results The nightmare disorder group had higher scores in nightmare frequency, the four factors of NEQ (physical effect, negative emotion, meaning interpretation, horrible stimulation), and PVP than the healthy control group (24.86±18.89, 10.12±3.67, 19.01±3.51, 17.02±3.31, 15.14±3.26, 14.02±4.38; 2.34±1.04, 6.49±2.18, 17.63±4.76, 13.91±4.24, 12.40±4.49, 9.39±3.28)(t=15.79, 10.11, 2.43, 6.09, 5.14, 27.46, P < 0.05). The nightmare disorder group reported significantly lower scores in FRQ general attachment and maternal encouragement than the healthy control group (7.22±2.81, 16.39±3.28) (t=-5.53, -4.95). In contrast, they exhibited significantly higher scores in maternal abuse, maternal dominance, paternal freedom release, and paternal dominance than the healthy control group (8.23±1.80, 13.11±3.73, 18.36±3.37, 12.04±3.29; 6.07±1.85, 8.48±3.80, 15.15±2.51, 9.47±3.03) (t=6.70, 8.96, 5.90, 7.04, P < 0.01). The results of Pearson correlation analysis showed that, in the nightmare disorder group, the PVP score was positively correlated with negative emotion, nightmare frequency, maternal abuse, and maternal dominance score (r=0.14, 0.63, 0.26, 0.51, P < 0.05). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that when using FRQ score to predict NEQ score, the adjusted R² in the nightmare disorder group was 0.01-0.59. Mother abuse could prediced physical effect (β=0.33); maternal dominance significantly predicted negative emotion, horrible stimulation, and nightmare frequency (β=0.29, 0.30, 0.79); paternal freedom release could predict negative emotion (β=0.26), paternal dominance predicted both negative emotion and nightmare frequency (β=0.22, 0.45) (P < 0.05). Mediation analysis further revealed that, in the nightmare disorder group, PVP scores served as a mediating variable between FRQ and NEQ. Conclusion Abusive, controlling, and neglectful family upbringing styles as well as depression maybe are key factors that may contribute to the development of nightmare disorder among adolescents.
- Legal guardians,
- Education,
- Depression,
- Nightmare disorder,
- Mental health,
- Adolescent

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