RT Article
T1 An Assessment of Existential Worldview Function among Young Women at Risk for Depression and Anxiety: A Multi-Method Study
JF Archive for the psychology of religion
VO 39
IS 2
SP 165
OP 203
A1 Lloyd, Christina Sophia
A1 Klinteberg, Britt af
A1 DeMarinis, Valerie 1954-
LA English
PB SAGE Publishing
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1562028383
AB 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.
K1 existential worldview function : ontological security : self-concept : young women : meaning : belonging : depression : anxiety
DO 10.1163/15736121-12341337