The Impact of Relationships on Adolescent Health Outcomes.
Adolescents who report strong relationships with their parents have better long-term health outcomes, according to a study by researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The study found that investments in improving parent-adolescent relationships could help improve general health, mental health, and sexual health while also reducing substance use in young adulthood. The study used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and found that characteristics such as reported parental warmth, communication, time together, and academic expectations were linked to health outcomes measured 14 years later.