Analysis and Interpretation of Metaphors

Exploring Young Adults' Subjective Experiences With Depression

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4634864
AutoresKumarasan Roystonn (0000-0001-9100-0353, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, autor de correspondencia), Wen Lin Teh (0000-0002-7641-8521, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore), Ellaisha Samari (0000-0002-1424-2794, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore), Laxman Cetty (0000-0001-7669-7607, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore), Fiona Devi (0000-0001-9367-5258, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore), Shazana Shahwan (0000-0003-4584-0751, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore), Nisha Chandwani (0000-0002-1912-6899, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore), Mythily Subramaniam (0000-0003-4530-1096, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore)
Año2021
Volumen31
Número8
Páginas1437-1447
Fecha de publicación2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10497323211004104
PMID34254561
OpenAlexW3178978925
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas49

The aim of this study was to provide a cross-cultural exploration of how young adults with depression use metaphors to describe their illness experiences. Data were collected in semi-structured interviews, designed to capture rich and detailed descriptions of participants' firsthand narrative experiences of depression and how they make sense of depression. Thirty-three participant interview data were analyzed, using a combination of deductive and inductive approaches. The analysis resulted in extracting five major themes with sub-themes, which detail the diversity and vividness of metaphorical expressions embedded in participants' accounts and produce insights and a richer picture of the depression experience. Metaphors play a pivotal role in providing a rich resource that young adults rely on, to construct meaningful accounts about their illness. This highlights the importance of a metaphor-enriched perspective in research as well as in clinical practice, particularly in a multicultural health care setting

Metaphor · Multiculturalism · Narrative · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Empathy and Medical Education · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology