Coping With the Stresses of Daily Life in England: A Qualitative Study of Self-Care Strategies and Social and Professional Support in Early Adolescence

Stapley, Emily; Demkowicz, Ola; Eisenstadt, Mia; Wolpert, Miranda; Deighton, Jessica

doi:10.1177/0272431619858420

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“…Several of the self-management strategies identified in the current study align with previous research investigating coping [6] and non-professionally mediated interventions [5]. Stapley et al [6] identified similar coping strategies, including 'digital or media entertainment', 'creative activities', 'being physically active', 'positive thinking or optimism', 'ignoring people, feelings or situations', 'social support' and 'other professional support' (see Table 1).…”

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confidence: 80%

“…In the last few decades, self-management has expanded from long-term illness toward youth mental health. The idea of caring for or managing oneself is appearing with increasing frequency in published research [ 5 , 6 ], United Kingdom (UK) policy [ 7 , 8 ] and reports from charities and health bodies [ 9 , 10 ]. This may be due to rising societal awareness of the heightened prevalence of mental health difficulties in young people in the UK (NHS Digital, 2018) and long wait times to access specialist youth mental health support [ 11 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In young people’s mental health, self-management strategies could include self-care approaches [e.g., 5 ], unguided self-help interventions [e.g., 14 ] and coping or emotion regulation strategies [ 6 ]. For young people, strategies that can be employed on one’s own have been described as non-professionally mediated interventions [ 5 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A qualitative investigation of LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and perceptions of self-managing their mental health

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There is evidence that young people generally self-manage their mental health using self-care strategies, coping methods and other self-management techniques, which may better meet their needs or be preferable to attending specialist mental health services. LGBTQ+ young people are more likely than their peers to experience a mental health difficulty and may be less likely to draw on specialist support due to fears of discrimination. However, little is known about LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and perceptions of self-managing their mental health. Using a multimodal qualitative design, 20 LGBTQ+ young people participated in a telephone interview or an online focus group. A semi-structured schedule was employed to address the research questions, which focussed on LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and perceptions of self-managing their mental health, what they perceived to stop or help them to self-manage and any perceived challenges to self-management specifically relating to being LGBTQ+ . Reflexive thematic analysis yielded three key themes: (1) self-management strategies and process, (2) barriers to self-management and (3) facilitators to self-management. Participants’ most frequently mentioned self-management strategy was ‘speaking to or meeting up with friends or a partner’. Both barriers and facilitators to self-management were identified which participants perceived to relate to LGBTQ+ identity. Social support, LGBTQ+ youth groups and community support were identified as key facilitators to participants’ self-management of their mental health, which merits further investigation in future research. These findings also have important implications for policy and intervention development concerning LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health.

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Section: Specific Self-management Strategiessupporting

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“…Thus, they may not be as health conscious as older people are. Moreover, as a recent qualitative study showed, self-care strategies within the young population are mostly based on social media resources [ 36 ], whereas these resources are not being used enough to disseminate adherence to health practices and self-care behavior in these age groups.…”

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Different Responses to Stress, Health Practices, and Self-Care during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Stratified Analysis

Bermejo‐Martins

Luis

Sarrionandia

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to analyze the differential impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown (3 April 2020) on stress, health practices, and self-care activities across different Hispanic countries, age range, and gender groups. One thousand and eighty-two participants from Spain, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador took part in this study. Irrespective of the country, and controlling for income level, young people, especially females, suffered a greater level of stress, perceived the situation as more severe, showed less adherence to health guidelines, and reported lower levels of health consciousness, in comparison to their male peers and older groups. However, in the case of self-care, it seems that older and female groups are generally more involved in self-care activities and adopt more healthy daily routines. These results are mostly similar between Colombia, Ecuador, and Spain. However, Chile showed some different tendencies, as males reported higher levels of healthy daily routines and better adherence to health guidelines compared to females and people over the age of 60. Differences between countries, genders, and age ranges should be considered in order to improve health recommendations and adherence to guidelines. Moreover, developing community action and intersectoral strategies with a gender-based approach could help to reduce health inequalities and increase the success of people ́s adherence to health guidelines and self-care-promoting interventions. Future studies should be addressed to explore the possible causations of such differences in more cultural-distant samples and at later stages of the current outbreak.

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“…Thus, they may not be as health conscious as older people are. Moreover, as a recent qualitative study showed, self-care strategies within the young population are mostly based on social media resources [38], whereas these resources are not being used enough to disseminate adherence to health practices and self-care behavior in these age groups.…”

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confidence: 99%

Different Responses to Stress, Health Practices and Self-care during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Stratified Analysis

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Luis²,

Sarrionandia³

et al. 2021

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The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to analyze the differential impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown (3rd April 2020) on stress, health practices, and self-care activities across different Hispanic countries, age range and gender groups. 1082 participants from Spain, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador took part in this study. Irrespective of the country, and controlling for income level, young people, especially females, suffered a greater level of stress, perceived the situation as more severe, showed less adherence to health guidelines and reported lower levels of health consciousness, in comparison to their male peers and older groups. However, in the case of self-care, it seems that older and female groups are generally more involved in self-care activities and adopt more healthy daily routines. These results are mostly similar between Colombia, Ecuador, and Spain. However, Chile showed some different tendencies, as males reported higher levels of healthy daily routines and better adherence to health guidelines compared to females and people over the age of 60. Differences between countries, genders and age ranges should be considered in order to improve health recommendations and adherence to guidelines. It would also be crucial to identify vulnerable groups to promote the adoption of health behaviors that may help in the development of effective public health strategies. Future studies should be addressed to explore the possible causations of such differences in more cultural-distant samples and at later stages of the current outbreak.

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Coping With the Stresses of Daily Life in England: A Qualitative Study of Self-Care Strategies and Social and Professional Support in Early Adolescence

Cited by 23 publications

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A qualitative investigation of LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and perceptions of self-managing their mental health

A qualitative investigation of LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and perceptions of self-managing their mental health

Different Responses to Stress, Health Practices, and Self-Care during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Stratified Analysis

Different Responses to Stress, Health Practices and Self-care during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Stratified Analysis

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