Role of strategies used by young people for dealing with emotional distress: a qualitative study in deprived urban neighborhoods in Latin America.

Isabela Osorio Jaramillo, Carlos Gomez-Restrepo, Luis Ignacio Brusco, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Catherine Fung, Karen Ariza-Salazar, Natividad Olivar, Mauricio Toyama, Diliniya Stanislaus Sureshkumar, José Miguel Uribe-Restrepo, Fernando Luis Carbonetti, Ana L Vilela-Estrada, Stefan Priebe
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Background: Many young people achieve recovery from mental health problems by using strategies to manage emotional distress and enhance well-being. Given that little is known about the functions of these strategies, especially in Latin American countries, this study aims to describe the usefulness of the resources used by youth from deprived urban neighborhoods in Bogotá (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Lima (Perú) in managing emotional distress.

Methods: 112 in-depth interviews about strategies for dealing with emotional distress and their perceived function were conducted with young people from three Latin American cities. The sample included young adults and adolescents in a longitudinal cohort study. A thematic content analysis was carried out.

Results: Participants identify different functions linked to their strategies to cope with emotional distress or increase their well-being. However, "coping with distress," "perceived support," and "distraction" are the three main functions of the strategies used by them in situations of emotional distress. Each of these functions comprises several aspects, some of which overlap between functions, such as motivation, emotional expression, companionship, and regulation.

Conclusion: The variety of functions linked to the strategies used by young people to cope with emotional distress or enhance their well-being could guide the facilitation of a favorable social and interpersonal context through public policies and a community approach that promotes young people's access to strategies to cope with emotional distress.

年轻人处理情绪困扰的策略的作用:拉丁美洲贫困城市社区的定性研究。
背景:许多年轻人通过使用管理情绪困扰和增强幸福感的策略,从精神健康问题中恢复过来。鉴于对这些策略的功能知之甚少,特别是在拉丁美洲国家,本研究旨在描述波哥大(哥伦比亚)、布宜诺斯艾利斯(阿根廷)和利马(Perú)贫困城市社区的年轻人在管理情绪困扰方面使用的资源的有用性。方法:对来自拉丁美洲三个城市的112名青少年进行深度访谈,探讨情绪困扰处理策略及其感知功能。样本包括纵向队列研究中的年轻人和青少年。进行了专题内容分析。结果:参与者确定了与他们应对情绪困扰或增加幸福感的策略相关的不同功能。然而,“应对痛苦”、“感知支持”和“分散注意力”是他们在情绪痛苦情况下使用的策略的三个主要功能。每一种功能都包括几个方面,其中一些功能在功能之间是重叠的,比如动机、情感表达、陪伴和调节。结论:与青少年应对情绪困扰或提高幸福感的策略相关的各种功能,可以通过公共政策和社区途径,促进青少年获得应对情绪困扰的策略,从而引导创造一个有利的社会和人际环境。
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