Practicing the Ideal Depressed Self
Young Professional Women's Accounts of Managing Depression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4703530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Chowdhury (0000-0002-6585-7131, University of St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1349-1361 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732320917929 |
| PMID | 32364421 |
| OpenAlex | W3023188737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 70 |
This article is based on a qualitative investigation of contemporary female subjectivities at the intersection of two particular identities: being a "young professional woman" and "depressed." Thirteen women working in both private and public sector roles in two major cities in Aotearoa New Zealand participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Employing a practice-based approach to analysis, my aim was to explore whether participants' accounts are inflected by what cultural scholars call the "top girl" or "can-do girl" ideal and the implications for "recovering" from depression. I identified five identity practices which constitute the subject position of the "ideal depressed self" who (a) delivers no matter what, (b) puts on a brave face (particularly at work), (c) treats her depression medically, (d) looks after herself, and (e) works toward becoming more positive. A discussion of the discursive underpinnings, in particular, neoliberal and postfeminist rhetoric, highlights the harmful effects of this individualizing perspective
Aesthetics · Aotearoa · Developmental psychology · Girl · Political science · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |