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Waiting for measles vaccine

SYDNEY, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — An Australian study revealed the clear link between poor parenting and children’s mental health problems, researchers said on Tuesday. Research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), an Australian Government statutory agency conducting research and communicating findings that affect family wellbeing to policy makers and service providers, showed around double the rate of depression, and anxiety, among young adults who also report an abusive or unsupportive childhood. On the other hand, good parenting was also shown to give a range of social and other benefits which appeared to “buffer young people from developing mental health problems”. “Children who grew up with supportive parents showed higher levels of personal strengths, social competence, trust and tolerance of others and an overall trust in authorities, like the police or government,” said AIFS lead researcher Diana Smart. “Laying those strong foundations appears to buffer young people from developing mental health problems.” The research drew on data from a thousand young people, aged 23-24, and it showed almost a quarter (23 per cent) could report one or more forms of abuse during their childhood. This ranged from a high of 17 per cent who reported emotional maltreatment to a low of 3 per cent who reported being neglected. Other family difficulties included the 18 per cent who experienced poverty, and the 12 per cent who grew up with a parent who had a mental illness or substance abuse problem. The study found 30 per cent of those who had less supportive family relationships as children had experienced depression in adulthood, compared to 12 per cent of those with very supportive parents. A quarter (25 per cent) of those who grew up with less supportive parents suffered from anxiety, compared to 14 per cent who had a more positive childhood experience. Despite the diversity of childhood experience, there was common ground on among 94 per cent of study participants who agreed they were “shown love and affection” by their parents. “The study shows that doing well in young adulthood relies on the active investment of parents’ love, affection and encouragement during childhood,” said AIFS director Alan Hayes. “It’s not just the absence of negative events that makes the difference, but high quality parenting as distinct from the good enough variety.”
Research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), an Australian Government statutory agency conducting research and communicating findings that affect family well being to policy makers and service providers, showed around double the rate of depression, and anxiety, among young adults who also report an abusive or supportive childhood.