@article{aup:/content/journals/10.5117/PED2019.2.005.RAML, author = "Ramlakhan, Kiran and Elzinga, Bernet", title = "Ouder-adolescent conflicten en depressieve stemming bij Surinaams-Hindostaanse jonge vrouwen in Nederland", journal= "Pedagogiek", year = "2019", volume = "39", number = "2", pages = "207-224", doi = "https://doi.org/10.5117/PED2019.2.005.RAML", url = "https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/PED2019.2.005.RAML", publisher = "Amsterdam University Press", issn = "2468-1652", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "suicide", keywords = "Surinamese-Hindustani", keywords = "parent-adolescent interactions", keywords = "non-western culture", keywords = "online diary", keywords = "depression", abstract = "Abstract Parent-adolescent conflicts and depressed mood among Surinamese-Hindustani female adolescents in the Netherlands: an online daily diary study Suicidal behavior is two to four times more common in Surinamese-Hindustani than in Dutch young women in the Netherlands. The decreased well-being of these adolescents is often related to a poor relationship with their parents. To date, quantitative studies in which the relation between an increased risk of depression, an important risk factor for suicide, and the parent-adolescent relationship in this ethnic-cultural group is investigated are lacking. In an attempt to understand this relation better, we conducted an online daily diary study on differences between Surinamese-Hindustani and Dutch adolescents (age 16-26) with regard to depressed mood, frequency of parent-adolescent conflicts, topics of conflict, and the strength of the relationship between the number of parent-adolescent conflicts and depressed mood. The adolescents completed questionnaires, including the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), followed by a 14-day online daily diary tracking the frequency and topics of parent-adolescent conflicts, as well as general affect. Analyses revealed that (1) there were no differences between Surinamese-Hindustani and Dutch participants regarding depressed mood and frequency of parent-adolescent conflicts (2) Surinamese-Hindustani participants experienced more conflicts with their parents about autonomy than Dutch participants (3) the frequency of parent-adolescent conflicts was related to depressed mood among Dutch, but not among Surinamese-Hindustani participants.", }