Effects of Family Functioning on Adolescent Mental Health
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 3766
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The period of adolescence is considered a difficult stage in the transition process to adulthood and is characterized by significant changes mentally and physically. In addition, individual, social, and contextual transitions also occur. Mental health problems among adolescents have increased worldwide (World Health Organization, 2022). In the Western world, approximately 10–20% of the adolescent population experience mental health problems. Adolescents describe the importance of having a good friend, having parents to feel secure with, and having someone to talk to. This highlights the parental role and family functioning with a focus on strengths and resources in the family. Family functioning is essential in managing everyday life and can be described as a dimension that influences the family in relation to problem-solving, communication, roles, behavioral control, affective responsiveness, and involvement. This calls us to pay attention to family functioning and family support in families living with an adolescent who has mental health problems.
This Special Issue aims to identify the effect of family functioning on adolescents’ mental health and to identify interventions that enhance family functioning and psychological well-being to prevent them from developing more serious mental illnesses. We are searching for articles and reviews that will enrich our understanding of the importance of family support both within the family and to support the family. Moreover, we are interested in exploring how these interventions are effectively incorporated into both policy and real-world applications within various healthcare systems and in voluntary practices.
Dr. Øyfrid Larsen Moen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adolescents
- family function
- family support
- intervention
- mental health
- resources
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