Mental health literacy as a mediator between parental and adolescent depression and anxiety in Chinese resource-poor region
These findings reveal that MHL mediates the relationship between parental and offspring mental health and may play a protective role. It particularly emphasizes the awareness of mental illness recognition, seeking information, the availability of professional help, and stigmatizing attitudes towards mental disorders as key areas for intervention.
Authors
- Jie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9254-4413)
- Qianying Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4069-0996)
- Rumeng Chen
- Enzhao Cong
- Yifeng Xu
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai Mental Health Center (CN)
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03797-4
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00