ArticleQualitative health research2020
Stumbling Into Adulthood: Learning From Depression While Growing Up.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Behavioral Activation as an 'active ingredient' of interventions addressing depression and anxiety among young people: a systematic review and evidence synthesis.BMC psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Personal growth through navigating the world as an artist: a qualitative study of the impact of creativity camp on adolescents with depression.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Coping with depression: a narrative study of an online depression community in China.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- A scoping review of resilience among transition-age youth with serious mental illness: tensions, knowledge gaps, and future directions.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Developing catalyst films of health experiences: an analysis of a robust multi-stakeholder involvement journey.Research involvement and engagement · 2022Article
- Analysis and Interpretation of Metaphors: Exploring Young Adults' Subjective Experiences With Depression.Qualitative health research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Depression manifests in distinct ways across the life course. Recent research emphasizes how depression impedes development during emerging adulthood. However, our study-based on 40 interviews with emerging adults from multiple regions in the United States, analyzed following grounded theory-suggests a more complex narrative. Increasing experience with cycles of depression can also catalyze (a) mature perspectives and coping mechanisms that protect against depression's lowest lows; (b) deeper self-knowledge and direction, which in turn promoted a coherent personal identity; and (c) emergence of a life purpose, which fostered attainment of adult roles, skill development, greater life satisfaction, and enriched identity. Our synthesis reveals how depression during emerging adulthood can function at once as toxin, potential antidote, and nutritional supplement fostering healthy development. Our central finding that young adults adapt to rather than recover from depression can also enrich resilience theory, and inform both social discourse and clinical practice.
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