Disempowerment and Psychological Distress in the Lives of Young People in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Nduna, Mzikazi; Jewkes, Rachel
Titel	Disempowerment and Psychological Distress in the Lives of Young People in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21 (2012) 6, S.1018-1027 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-011-9564-y
Schlagwörter	Pregnancy; Child Abuse; Females; Substance Abuse; Foreign Countries; Family Violence; Sexual Orientation; Young Adults; Emotional Disturbances; Rural Areas; Semi Structured Interviews; Poverty; Death; Correlation; Unemployment; Sex Fairness; Adoption; Educational Attainment; Anxiety; Family Relationship; Sexuality; Gender Differences; Personal Narratives; Grants; School Policy; Fees; Child Welfare; Youth; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schwangerschaft; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Weibliches Geschlecht; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Ausland; Sexuelle Orientierung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Gefühlsstörung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Armut; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Korrelation; Arbeitslosigkeit; Sexualaufklärung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Angst; Sexualität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Erlebniserzählung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Schulpolitik; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Kindeswohl; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	A qualitative study was conducted in Butterworth, in the rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, to explore sources of distress for young people. Semi-structured, individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 men and 24 women aged 16-22 years. The findings revealed interconnections between structural factors such as death, poverty, unemployment and gender injustices to cause distress. Negative home dynamics such as disinheritance, financial hardships, undisclosed paternal identity, substance abuse, child abuse and unpredictable informal adoption circumstances were worries of the participants. Worries over their inability to complete school dominated the narratives of orphaned participants. Lack of communication and consultation within families on important matters contributed to distress. Distress related to sexual relationships, such as infidelity, an unacknowledged pregnancy, intimate partner violence, transactional sex and sexual orientation were evident only in women's narratives. Strengthening of families, improving financial security, extension of social grants and no-fee school policies are needed to alleviate distress in young people in this area. These findings are a call for the monitoring of policy delivery imperatives for child protection. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10