Parental Socio-Demographic Factors and Adolescent Depression in Rural Aceh, Indonesia

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify the relationship between parental socio-demographic factors and depression among adolescents in the rural area of Aceh, Indonesia. METHODOLOGY: This correlative study involved 120 participants from two senior high schools in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia. The participants were selected using a purposive sampling method. The inclusion criteria were students who lived in a rural area, lived with both parents (mother and father) and had no communication disorders. Data were collected by using self-report questionnaires, including a demographic data questionnaire and a depression data questionnaire that was collected by using Kovacs's Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). The data were collected in August 2024 and analyzed using the Chi-Square test. RESULTS: The result of the analysis showed that there is a relationship between parental education (p< 0.001) and family type (p< 0.001) with the incidence of depression. However, there is no relationship between parental income and depression among adolescents (p< 0.576). CONCLUSION: Adolescents with low-educated parents and extended family showed a higher incident rate of depression compared to others with high education and have nuclear family. Then, health workers, especially family health nurses who are interested in developing an intervention for preventing depression among adolescents, pay more attention to adolescents with low educated parents and have an extended family.