Depression in Female Adolescents: An IPA Analysis  

Oleh:

Shaw, Samantha K. ; Dallos, Rudi ; Shoebridge, Philip

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry vol. 14 no. 2 (Apr. 2009), page 167–181.
Topik: adolescents; attachment; depression; female; qualitative
Fulltext: 167.pdf (129.13KB)

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Six female adolescents participated in open-ended interviews regarding their experiences of depression. The transcripts of their interviews were explored using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, 1991). The analysis revealed three inter-connected super-ordinate themes which were: communication, hurt self, and difference. These themes centred on communication processes in participants’ families and with peers, issues relating to shifts in identity through adolescence, and feelings of being damaged, distressed, and hurt. Amongst a range of potentially relevant perspectives, an attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969) orientation was found to be particularly relevant and helpful in interpreting the themes that captured these young women’s experiences. Some implications for clinical practice are discussed.

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