Online communication has become the primary instrument utilised by many individuals to maintain and form relationships, and self-disclosure plays an important role in the formation of close relationships online. An extensive amount of research has investigated the experiences of adolescents online. However, available knowledge about the influence of social media on young adults within the South African context is limited. Consequently, exploring young adults’ perceptions of online self-disclosure becomes more relevant. The aim of this study was to explore and describe young adults’ perceptions of online self-disclosure, specifically exploring what young adults’ self-disclose online and what psychosocial factors impact thereupon. The present study utilised a qualitative approach and was exploratory and descriptive in design. The sample size of the present study was 13, and semi-structured interviews were utilised as the method of data collection. The data obtained was analysed using thematic analysis and six main themes were identified. This article highlights one of those themes, namely Online Self-disclosure, focusing specifically on the psychosocial factors impacting upon online self-disclosure.

Depression and anxiety are estimated to be two of the most important causes of disease burden in the world, and they appear to be more prevalent among women than men. The present study aimed to explore and describe the psychofortology of female psychiatric out-patients living with mood and anxiety disorders. An exploratory descriptive research design was used and the participants were selected by means of non-probability purposive sampling. The sample consisted of 60 female psychiatric out-patients who were selected from the Nelson Mandela Metropole in the Eastern Cape. The selection was based on predetermined inclusion criteria. Data were gathered through the administration of a biographical questionnaire, Hammer and Marting's Coping-Resources Inventory, Antonovsky's Sense-of-Coherence Scale, Diener, Emmons, Larson and Griffin's Satisfaction-withLife Scale, and Kamman and Flett's Affectometer-2. These data were then analysed according to the aims of the study by the use of descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and multivariate data analysis. The results of the study indicated that the female psychiatric out-patients with mood and anxiety disorders generally experienced lower levels of coping and subjective wellbeing when compared with normative data. The results also identified three clusters, which revealed that the psychiatric out-patients with mood disorders -although they experienced low levels of coping and subjective wellbeing --obtained higher scores than the patients with anxiety disorders. The findings of the research also address the management and care of female psychiatric out-patients living with mood and anxiety disorders.