@article {41634,
	title = {The Impact of Parental Depressive, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms on Adolescents{\textquoteright} Mental Health and Quality of Life: The Moderating Role of Parental Rejection},
	journal = {Children},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2024},
	month = {2024},
	abstract = {Background/Objectives: Parental internalizing issues, particularly maternal mental health, can significantly influence adolescents{\textquoteright} mental health by altering parenting behaviors and roles. This study explores the role of parental rejection in moderating the relationship between parental depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms and adolescents{\textquoteright} mental health and quality of life. Methods: One hundred thirty eight mothers (mean age: 47.96, SD = 5.06 years) and 68 fathers (mean age: 51.07, SD = 5.53 years) of adolescents aged 12{\textendash}18 completed measures on mental health, parental rejection, and adolescent well-being. Results: Maternal rejection was found to moderate the relationship between maternal anxiety symptoms and adolescents{\textquoteright} quality of life, as well as between maternal anxiety symptoms and adolescents{\textquoteright} mental health problems. Paternal rejection moderated the relationship between paternal stress symptoms and adolescents{\textquoteright} mental health. However, parental rejection did not moderate the relationship between parental depression and adolescents{\textquoteright} quality of life or mental health. Conclusions: These findings highlight the distinct roles of maternal and paternal rejection in adolescent development and suggest that parental mental health, particularly anxiety and stress, has a significant impact on adolescent well-being. Future studies should consider the influence of both parents and focus on longitudinal effects. These results emphasize the need for interventions addressing parental rejection to improve adolescent outcomes.},
	keywords = {anxiety, Children and adolescents, mental health problems, parental depressive, parental rejection, Quality of Life, stress symptoms},
	isbn = {2227-9067},
	author = {Sofrona, Eirini and Giannakopoulos, Georgios}
}
