When an adolescent is having an argument with their father, they seek out others for help, finds a new study.

Adolescents who receive a reason for the father's behavior or a better understanding of who is at fault feel better about themselves and about dad as well.
Those feelings about dad, in turn, are linked to a lower risk of depression for youth, the study said.
The study is the first to explore the intricacies of what SF State's Jeff Cookston, a professor and chair of the psychology department who has done extensive studies on fatherhood, calls "guided cognitive reframing."
Previous research looked at who adolescents sought out for reframing and why; this study takes that research a step further.
"There has been a lot of evidence suggesting that talking to people about conflict is a good thing for adolescents," he said.
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The study is published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence.
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