Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review
Background and objectiveAdolescents from Latin America and the Caribbean grow up in a context of social inequality, which diminishes their well-being and leads to impaired emotional-cognitive development. To understand the problem, it is important to synthesize the available research about it. This...
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| author | Johanna Carolina Sánchez-Castro Laura Pilz González Saidy Eliana Arias-Murcia Viviana Andrea Mahecha-Bermeo Christiane Stock Katherina Heinrichs |
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| description | Background and objectiveAdolescents from Latin America and the Caribbean grow up in a context of social inequality, which diminishes their well-being and leads to impaired emotional-cognitive development. To understand the problem, it is important to synthesize the available research about it. This study aims to explore the knowledge about adolescents’ mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean exposed to social inequality.MethodsA systematic scoping review was conducted encompassing a search in five databases (Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, and LILACS) in June 2022. Articles of various typologies were included without time limit. After two rounds of screening, relevant data were manually extracted and synthesized into self-constructed themes using thematic analysis.ResultsOut of 8,825 retrieved records, 42 papers were included in the final review, with a predominance of quantitative approaches. The synthesis revealed two main analytical themes: (a) defining social inequality, wherein intersecting inequalities produce discrimination and determine conditions for social vulnerability; (b) social inequality and mental health, which highlights the association between socio-structural difficulties and emotional problems, amplifying vulnerability to mental ill health and poor mental health care.ConclusionThe scientific evidence reveals that social inequality is related to impaired well-being and mental ill health on the one hand and a lack of access to mental health care on the other hand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-646c77892516412d9fc213c578aa4b002024-04-10T12:07:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-04-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.13423611342361Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping reviewJohanna Carolina Sánchez-Castro0Laura Pilz González1Saidy Eliana Arias-Murcia2Viviana Andrea Mahecha-Bermeo3Christiane Stock4Katherina Heinrichs5Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, GermanyFaculty of Nursing, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, ColombiaFaculty of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, GermanyInstitute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, GermanyBackground and objectiveAdolescents from Latin America and the Caribbean grow up in a context of social inequality, which diminishes their well-being and leads to impaired emotional-cognitive development. To understand the problem, it is important to synthesize the available research about it. This study aims to explore the knowledge about adolescents’ mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean exposed to social inequality.MethodsA systematic scoping review was conducted encompassing a search in five databases (Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, and LILACS) in June 2022. Articles of various typologies were included without time limit. After two rounds of screening, relevant data were manually extracted and synthesized into self-constructed themes using thematic analysis.ResultsOut of 8,825 retrieved records, 42 papers were included in the final review, with a predominance of quantitative approaches. The synthesis revealed two main analytical themes: (a) defining social inequality, wherein intersecting inequalities produce discrimination and determine conditions for social vulnerability; (b) social inequality and mental health, which highlights the association between socio-structural difficulties and emotional problems, amplifying vulnerability to mental ill health and poor mental health care.ConclusionThe scientific evidence reveals that social inequality is related to impaired well-being and mental ill health on the one hand and a lack of access to mental health care on the other hand.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1342361/fulladolescentsmental healthpsychological phenomenasocial discriminationsocial inequalitysocial sciences |
| spellingShingle | Johanna Carolina Sánchez-Castro Laura Pilz González Saidy Eliana Arias-Murcia Viviana Andrea Mahecha-Bermeo Christiane Stock Katherina Heinrichs Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review Frontiers in Public Health adolescents mental health psychological phenomena social discrimination social inequality social sciences |
| title | Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review |
| title_full | Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review |
| title_short | Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review |
| title_sort | mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in latin america and the caribbean a scoping review |
| topic | adolescents mental health psychological phenomena social discrimination social inequality social sciences |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1342361/full |
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