An Assessment of Existential Worldview Function among Young Women at Risk for Depression and Anxiety: A Multi-Method Study
Increasing rates of psychiatric problems like depression and anxiety among Swedish youth, predominantly among females, are considered a serious public mental health concern. Multiple studies confirm that psychological as well as existential vulnerability manifest in different ways for youths in Swed...
| Published in: | Archive for the psychology of religion |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017
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| In: |
Archive for the psychology of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Swedes
/ Young adult
/ Depression
/ Anxiety disorder
/ World view
/ Self-image
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| IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
existential worldview function
ontological security
self-concept
young women
meaning
belonging
depression
anxiety
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| Summary: | Increasing rates of psychiatric problems like depression and anxiety among Swedish youth, predominantly among females, are considered a serious public mental health concern. Multiple studies confirm that psychological as well as existential vulnerability manifest in different ways for youths in Sweden. This multi-method study aimed at assessing existential worldview function by three factors: 1) existential worldview, 2) ontological security, and 3) self-concept, attempting to identify possible protective and risk factors for mental ill-health among female youths at risk for depression and anxiety. The sample comprised ten females on the waiting list at an outpatient psychotherapy clinic for teens and young adults. Results indicated that both functional and dysfunctional factors related to mental health were present, where the quality and availability of significant interpersonal relations seemed to have an important influence. Examples of both an impaired worldview function and a lack of an operating existential worldview were found. Psychotherapeutic implications are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6121 |
| Contains: | In: Archive for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15736121-12341337 |