Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
The effect of perceived parental rejection on depression in high school students: the chain mediating role of rumination and alexithymia
Originally published 2026-01-12 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1666593 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Can I respond to a teenager’s feelings even when they cannot yet tell me exactly what is wrong?
The study distinguishes perceived rejection from difficulty identifying feelings and repeated negative thoughts.
Who was studied?
Two thousand three hundred and ten high school students completing questionnaires.
Age / stage: High-school years
Read with three questions
- How did the model distinguish difficulty naming emotions from repeatedly focusing on distress?
- Whose perspective is represented by the ratings, and whose perspective is missing?
- Can I respond to a teenager’s feelings even when they cannot yet tell me exactly what is wrong?
Keep the limits in view
Reports from this sample may reflect who participated and how the questions were worded. Associations alone do not establish that a parenting response caused the outcome.
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Xiangyan Li; Quan Lu; Yuxin Wang; Yuan Gao (2026). The effect of perceived parental rejection on depression in high school students: the chain mediating role of rumination and alexithymia Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1666593
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