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Conceptualisations of Depression among Coloured adolescent males
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| author | Carstens, Charl Terence |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/134136 Conceptualisations of Depression among Coloured adolescent males Carstens, Charl Terence Salie, Mariam Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Carstens, C. T. 2025. Conceptualisations of Depression among Coloured adolescent males. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/30672c5b-2c24-4a26-9269-e4b823521956 Recent studies have highlighted the importance of understanding the intersection of culture and mental health. The use of established diagnostic labels fails to consider culturally appropriate explanatory models and labels outside of a biomedical perspective. This is concerning, given that different cultures conceptualise mental health differently. Furthermore, in South Africa, there is a high prevalence of depression among this population. In South Africa, majority of Black and Coloured individuals still reside in poverty and are subjected to socioeconomic inequalities, which render them a vulnerable group. Therefore, Coloured individuals, particularly the adolescents of this population, are at risk for depression. Adolescents’ vulnerability is attributed to the country’s socioeconomic state and the critical developmental period they undergo. Within this population, males are particularly at risk for depression, and this depression is likely to worsen due to existing hegemonic masculinity norms that prevent them from seeking help or treatment. As a result, these males endorse maladaptive coping strategies to cope with depression. Subsequently, this may lead to suicide. Despite the vulnerability of Coloured adolescent males to depression and suicide, there is a lack of research on their experiences and conceptualisations of depression. Therefore, this research project aims to understand how Coloured adolescent males understand and think about depression. Masters 2025-10-14T13:51:15Z 2025-10-14T13:51:15Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/134136 en Stellenbosch University 173 pages : ill. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
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