[00:00:00] Speaker A: When does being close to a parent make the biggest difference?
[00:00:03] Speaker B: Psychologists.
[00:00:04] Speaker A: Wanted to know. Does bonding between parents and teens protect mental health? Does this change.
[00:00:08] Speaker B: As teens grow?
[00:00:10] Speaker A: And do the effects differ based on the gender of the parent or the teen? Penn State researchers followed 380 primarily white American adolescents.
[00:00:18] Speaker B: Aged 12.
[00:00:19] Speaker A: To 20 who completed questionnaires on low self esteem, depression, and worries about weight. Adolescents also rated.
[00:00:26] Speaker B: How close they felt.
[00:00:27] Speaker A: To their mothers and fathers.
The impact of parent youth closeness changes over time depending upon both the teen's and parents gender. For example, a close bond.
[00:00:37] Speaker B: With fathers helps both.
[00:00:39] Speaker A: Boys and girls feel better about themselves and worry.
[00:00:42] Speaker B: Less about weight.
[00:00:43] Speaker A: And depression, especially during mid to late adolescence. Mother child closeness is more linked to helping boys early on with body concerns and girls later on with self esteem.
[00:00:54] Speaker B: Build close relationships.
[00:00:55] Speaker A: With each teen uniquely find activities you both enjoy.
[00:00:59] Speaker B: Show how to be.
[00:01:00] Speaker A: A good friend, caring and helpful parents. Model handling emotions and positive acts to initiate and maintain.
[00:01:07] Speaker B: Close relationships at every.
[00:01:08] Speaker A: Age, including during the teen years. Both parents.
[00:01:11] Speaker B: Play key roles.
