Scott Lydia, Chur-Hansen Anna
Discipline of Psychiatry at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2008 Oct;16(5):359-62. doi: 10.1080/10398560802027328.
This study sought to explore the mental health literacy of adolescents living in a rural area in Australia through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, with a view to identifying areas for further research and making recommendations for improved education programs around mental health.
Nine Year 10 students (two boys and seven girls) from a rural secondary school in South Australia read two vignettes, one portraying depression and the other schizophrenia. Semi-structured individual interviews that focussed on the vignettes were audio-taped, transcribed and analysed for thematic content.
The data yielded a number of main themes, many of which have been previously identified in the literature. Two new findings also emerged. These were the role of Emo subculture and dealing with distress, and the value of confiding in another person through short message service (SMS) texting.
The impact of Emo subculture and SMS texting on mental health literacy requires further exploration. It is suggested that these two findings are not confined to rural youth, but may have national and international relevance.
本研究旨在通过深入的半结构化访谈，探索澳大利亚农村地区青少年的心理健康素养，以便确定进一步研究的领域，并为改进心理健康教育项目提出建议。
来自南澳大利亚一所农村中学的9名10年级学生（2名男生和7名女生）阅读了两个案例，一个描述抑郁症，另一个描述精神分裂症。围绕案例进行的半结构化个人访谈进行了录音、转录，并对主题内容进行了分析。
数据产生了一些主要主题，其中许多主题此前已在文献中得到确认。还出现了两个新发现。这两个发现分别是情绪核亚文化和应对困扰的作用，以及通过短信（SMS）倾诉给他人带来的价值。
情绪核亚文化和短信对心理健康素养的影响需要进一步探索。建议这两个发现不仅限于农村青年，可能具有国内和国际相关性。
