Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
The Effects of Congruence and Incongruence in Parental Co-Parenting on Adolescents’ Depression: Using Polynomial Regression with Response Surface Analysis
Originally published 2026-03-18 · Behavioral Sciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/bs16030448 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Collaboration
What might we miss if we ask just one adult how well the family works together?
Reports from both adults make it possible to examine agreement about coparenting alongside adolescents' own accounts of depression and self-esteem.
Who was studied?
1,389 adolescents and their fathers and mothers reporting on coparenting and adolescent well-being.
Age / stage: Adolescence
Read with three questions
- How does the analysis separate agreement about supportive behavior from agreement about less supportive behavior?
- Which measures came from the same participant, and which had an independent source?
- How might the division of care in a different household affect how the findings apply?
Keep the limits in view
A cross-sectional account measures variables in the same period. It cannot establish which came first; participants reporting more than one measure may also introduce shared reporting bias.
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Xiaoqing Wang; Ruisen Chen; Panqin Ye; Furong Lu; Xiaochun Xie (2026). The Effects of Congruence and Incongruence in Parental Co-Parenting on Adolescents’ Depression: Using Polynomial Regression with Response Surface Analysis Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16030448
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