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This finding looks at the relationship between fathers and daughters.

The higher adolescent girls rated the relationship with their fathers, the less likely they were to experience depression.

Sample or Data Description
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, high schoolers (grades 7-12), sample size of 5,530 (2,679 boys and 2,851 girls)

Source
"The Effects of Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Parental Separation on Adolescent Well-Being"
Videon, Tami M.
Journal of Marriage and Family Vol. 64, Number . May, 2002. Page(s) 498.

FindingID: 4489