Appendix 1 Family interaction items and depressive symptoms
Interaction types and specific questions | Scale |
|---|---|
Family activities: | Â |
The following questions are about your experiences in your family. | Â |
1. In the past week, did you talk with your parents? | 1 = never |
2. In the past week, did you eat with your parents? | 2 = one or two days |
3. In the past week, did you do housework with your parents? | 3 = many days |
4. In the past week, did your parents help you with your homework? | 4 = every day |
5. In the past week, did your parents play with you at home? | Â |
6. In the past week, did your parents take you on outings? | Â |
Parental discipline: | Â |
When you misbehave, do your parents use the following ways to punish you? | Â |
1. Lock you in a room? | 1 = never |
2. Ban you from doing something you like? | 2 = once or twice |
3. Take your pocket money or toys away? | 3 = many times |
4. Make you do housework or write lines? | 4 = always |
5. Shout or swear at you? | Â |
6. Make you stand or kneel? | Â |
7. Hit you? | Â |
Parental support: | Â |
The following questions are about your experiences of getting along with your parents lately. | Â |
1. Do your parents encourage you when you are having trouble doing something? | 1 = never |
2. Do your parents praise you when you are a good boy/girl? | 2 = once or twice |
3. Do your parents comfort you when you are in a bad mood? | 3 = many times |
4. Do your parents look after you when you are sick? | 4 = always |
5. Do your parents listen to you when you have something to say? | Â |
6. Do your parents care about what happens at school? | Â |
7. Do your parents help you solve problems? | Â |
8. Do your parents tell you why they want you to do something? | Â |
Psychological control: | Â |
The following questions are about your experiences of getting along with your parents lately. | Â |
1. Do your parents make you feel that they are always right? | 1 = never |
2. Do your parents often say to you 'Children don't understand things. Wait until you are older and then you will understand?' | 2 = once or twice |
3. Do your parents remind you about past mistakes when you are in trouble? | 3 = many times |
4. Do your parents interrupt you when you are talking? | 4 = always |
5. Do your parents blame you for things that other people in the house have done? | Â |
6. When you and your parents disagree about something, are they not nice to you? | Â |
Family conflict: | Â |
The following questions are about the relationships among your family members. | Â |
1. In the past month, did you have arguments with your brothers and sisters? | 1 = never |
2. In the past month, did you have physical fights with your brothers and sisters? | 2 = one or two days |
3. In the past month, did you have arguments with your parents or other elders? | 3 = many days |
| Â | 4 = every day |
Behavioral supervision: | Â |
Please answer the following questions according to your experiences lately. | Â |
1. Do your parents know what you do in your free time? | 1 = don't know a thing |
2. Do your parents know what you do after school? | 2 = know a little bit |
3. Do your parents know who you mostly hang out with? | 3 = almost everything |
4. Do your parents know how you spend your pocket money? | 4 = definitely know |
Depressive symptoms: | Â |
The following questions are about your experiences in the past two weeks: | Â |
1. In the past two weeks, did you not feel like eating even your favorite foods? | 1 = never |
2. In the past two weeks, did you feel sad or in a bad mood? | 2 = once or twice |
3. In the past two weeks, did you feel like crying for no reason? | 3 = many times |
4. In the past two weeks, did you find it difficult to carry out tasks? | Â |
5. In the past two weeks, did you feel very frightened? | Â |
6. In the past two weeks, did you have trouble sleeping? | Â |
7. In the past two weeks, did you lack motivation to do things? | Â |