Abstract：Objective To explore the impact of parental involvement on depression of high school students, and examine the mediating role of high school students’ coping styles. Methods A total of 410 high school students were tested by using the adolescent evaluation version of parental involvement questionnaire, the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale, and the middle school student coping style scale. The relevant data were statistically analyzed. Results There was a significant correlation between parental involvement, high school students’ coping styles and depression. Maternal involvement was significantly higher than paternal involvement. Parental involvement significantly negatively predicted high school students’depression（βfather=-0.29，P<0.001; βmother=-0.16，P<0.05）. There was no statistically significant difference in the effectvalues（P>0.05）. The results of the mediation effect analysis showed that after adding the mediating variable of problem-centered coping style, the direct effect of paternal involvement on high school students’depression was significant（β=-0.15, P<0.05）, while the direct effect of maternal involvement was not significant（β=-0.01, P>0.05）. In the pathway of paternal involvement → problem-centered coping style → high school students’ depression, the mediating effect value was -0.11（95% CI: -0.18 , -0.05）, accounting for 37% of the total effect. In the pathway of maternal involvement → problem-centered coping style → high school students’ depression, the mediating effect value was -0.11（95% CI: -0.19 , -0.04）, accounting for 65 % of the total effect. Conclusion Paternal involvement has both a direct impact on high school students’ depression and an indirect impact through problem-centered coping style. The impact of maternal involvement on high school students’ depression is mainly indirectly influenced by problem-centered coping style.
刘振敏. 父母教养投入与高中生抑郁情绪的关系：应对方式的中介作用[J]. 教育生物学杂志, 2025, 13(1): 50-.
LIU Zhenmin. Relationship between parental involvement and depression in high school students: mediating role of coping style. JOURNAL OF BIO-EDUCATION, 2025, 13(1): 50-.
