RT Article
T1 Psychological and existential vulnerability among clinical young women: a quantitative comparison of depression-related subgroups
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 18
IS 4
SP 259
OP 272
A1 Lloyd, Christina Sophia
A1 af Klinteberg, Britt
A1 DeMarinis, Valerie
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1838993258
AB The objective was to explore psychological and existential vulnerability among clinical young women in Sweden. Females (n = 53) with depression as the most common preliminary diagnosis were investigated through an online questionnaire. Included measures were Karolinska Scales of Personality, Self-concept, Strategies to Handle Negative Emotions, Sense of Coherence, and questions pertaining to existential meaning-making, including religious/spiritual belief. The sample was divided into High (n = 35) and Low/Inter (n = 18) groups according to scores on the anxiety- and depression-related personality scale Inhibition of aggression. Using independent samples t-test, the High group showed signs of significantly higher psychological and existential vulnerability than the Low/Inter group. Salutogenic factors being (1) coming from socially and societally engaged families and (2) being in a functional existential meaning-making process. The conclusion is that vulnerabilities in the psychological and existential domains are linked, especially in individuals high on depression-like aspects of personality. However, no significant differences for religion/spirituality were found. Treatment implications were addressed.
K1 Clinical young women
K1 Depression
K1 Emotion regulation
K1 existential meaning-making
K1 psychological vulnerability
K1 Self-concept
K1 Sense of coherence
DO 10.1080/13674676.2015.1021313