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The Representation and Underlying Causes of "I Don't Know" Responses in Adolescents with Depression

Ya ZENG Liyuan LONG Jianjian WANG Guangrong WAN

Abstrak

In parent-child communication, adolescents with depression often respond with "I don't know", a pattern that hinders interactions and creates family tension. Drawing on theories and methods from interactional linguistics and clinical psychology, this study examines the characteristics and underlying causes of the use of "I don't know" responses by patients during parent-child interactions. The findings reveal that, such responses often appear in simplified representations, lacking specific information and linguistic elaboration. Semantically, they fall into two categories: "knowing but being unwilling to express" and "genuinely not knowing". Pragmatically, they convey an avoidance of communication. These linguistic features are closely related to the cognitive patterns, behavioral traits, and psychological needs of depressed adolescents in communicative contexts.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Medical philosophy. Medical ethics

Penulis (4)

Ya ZENG

Liyuan LONG

Jianjian WANG

Guangrong WAN

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ZENG, Y., LONG, L., WANG, J., WAN, G. (2025). The Representation and Underlying Causes of "I Don't Know" Responses in Adolescents with Depression. https://doi.org/10.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2025.18.11

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Tahun Terbit: 2025
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2025.18.11
Akses: Open Access ✓