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- Title
Anger without Agency: Exploring the Experiences of Stress in Adolescent Girls.
- Authors
Björling, Elin A.; Singh, Narayan B.
- Abstract
Although a great deal of research has measured stressful life events and stressrelated symptoms in adolescents, little research has qualitatively examined the experience of stress in teens. The purpose of this study was to utilize thematic analysis to explore how teen girls described their experiences of stress. Thirtyone girls, ages 14-18, were recruited for a study examining stress and stressrelated symptoms. As part of this study, they participated in an open-ended, qualitative interview about their personal experiences of stress. Themes included the mind of stress, emotionally shutting out others, and "growing out of it." The overarching finding was that all teen girls described anger in relation to stress. Most concerning was the predominant theme of a lack of agency in relation to affecting change or management of stress in their lives.
- Subjects
ANGER; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; PSYCHOLOGY of teenage girls; SYMPTOMS; LIFE change events
- Publication
Qualitative Report, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 10, p2583
- ISSN
1052-0147
- Publication type
Article