@article{ref1,
title="A qualitative exploration of depressed female Iranian adolescents' attachment narratives",
journal="Archives of psychiatric nursing",
year="2024",
author="Pouravari, Minoo and Finet, Chloe and Panaghi, Leili and Hosseinian, Simin and Bosmans, Guy",
volume="50",
number="",
pages="40-48",
abstract="It is assumed that depressed and suicidal adolescents struggle with issues reflecting insecure attachment. However, less is known about which insecure attachment-related themes characterize depression and suicidality in adolescents. To explore this further, semi-structured in-depth interview were conducted with 18 Iranian female adolescents (M(age) = 16.6 ± 0.70), with depression and/or suicidal ideation or suicide attempts, who self-reported being insecurely attached. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified from the data: (1) quality of parenting, (2) attachment representation, and (3) attachment behavior. The theme parenting quality included the subthemes &quot;emotionally absent&quot;, &quot;emotionally supportive&quot;, &quot;psychologically controlling&quot;, &quot;overprotective&quot;, &quot;punitive&quot;, &quot;aggressive&quot;, and &quot;passive&quot;. The theme attachment representation comprised: &quot;not accepting&quot;, &quot;not feeling loved&quot;, &quot;not feeling understood&quot;, &quot;lack of intimacy&quot;, &quot;unreliable&quot;, &quot;reliable&quot;, &quot;mixed emotions&quot;, &quot;hatred&quot;, and &quot;dismiss and devaluation&quot;. The theme attachment behavior included &quot;aggression&quot;, &quot;relational avoidance&quot;, and &quot;emotional role reversal&quot;. <br><br>FINDINGS point to the possible usefulness of attachment-based interventions to treat suicidal adolescents and their families in Iran. However, the results also showed culture-specific themes, pointing at the father-daughter relationship's unique importance, which deserves special attention in attachment-based interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0883-9417",
doi="10.1016/j.apnu.2024.03.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.03.006"
}