"Man blir så redd for å gå glipp av seg selv" - En tematisk analyse av depresjon hos unge
voksne
Engelsk titel: "I get so afraid of missing out on myself" - A thematic analysis of depression among young adults
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Författare:
Skagestad, Linn Julie
;
Madsen, Ole Jacob
Email: linn.julie.skagestad@ahus.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16043577
Sammanfattning
Depression is emerging as one of the major threats to public health in the 21st century. Yet,
unexpectedly few studies have looked into how defining features of late modernity, like increased
complexity, detraditionalization and individualization, may upset young people’s subjectivation,
well-being and mental health. This study provides qualitative interviews with seven Norwegian young
adults between 20 and 31 years that have experienced a bout of depression. The results reveal that
failure to live up to perceived standards and ideals of contemporary Western neoliberal culture of the
sovereign, self-governing individual, in total control of all aspects of life, looms large over their
heads. However, there were also more personal unique themes about bullying and genetic
dispositions for depression that suggest that sociocultural theories about late modern life as
producing conditions for depression must be interpreted in line with more individual biographic and
biological factors.