Men's accounts of anxiety: A photovoice study
Anxiety disorders are one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses amongst men. Despite this, research exploring men's lived experiences of anxiety is sparse. The current photovoice study offers key insights to the understandings of nineteen New Zealand based men aged 24-62 who live with...
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| author | Sarah K. McKenzie Mary T. Kelly Emily Cooney John L. Oliffe |
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| description | Anxiety disorders are one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses amongst men. Despite this, research exploring men's lived experiences of anxiety is sparse. The current photovoice study offers key insights to the understandings of nineteen New Zealand based men aged 24-62 who live with anxiety disorders. Using reflexive thematic analysis to analyse individual in-depth photo-elicitation interviews, two overarching themes were inductively derived: 1) Experiencing and embodying anxiety wherein men's internalized anxiety was characterised as an amorphous and unpredictable entity which could render them powerless, isolated and trapped; 2) Managing uncertainties in which men employed several strategies to control their anxiety amid an array of challenging circumstances. Discussed within a masculinities framework, the findings reveal complex lived experiences embedded in men's social worlds and gendered practices. Findings indicate the need to develop targeted interventions for men experiencing anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db18c9e6ac8e4b789098fd8fca11a6b42023-12-08T04:47:17ZengElsevierSSM: Qualitative Research in Health2667-32152023-12-014100356Men's accounts of anxiety: A photovoice studySarah K. McKenzie0Mary T. Kelly1Emily Cooney2John L. Oliffe3Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand; Corresponding author. Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, 23a Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand.School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, CanadaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, 6021, New ZealandSchool of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada; Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, AustraliaAnxiety disorders are one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses amongst men. Despite this, research exploring men's lived experiences of anxiety is sparse. The current photovoice study offers key insights to the understandings of nineteen New Zealand based men aged 24-62 who live with anxiety disorders. Using reflexive thematic analysis to analyse individual in-depth photo-elicitation interviews, two overarching themes were inductively derived: 1) Experiencing and embodying anxiety wherein men's internalized anxiety was characterised as an amorphous and unpredictable entity which could render them powerless, isolated and trapped; 2) Managing uncertainties in which men employed several strategies to control their anxiety amid an array of challenging circumstances. Discussed within a masculinities framework, the findings reveal complex lived experiences embedded in men's social worlds and gendered practices. Findings indicate the need to develop targeted interventions for men experiencing anxiety.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321523001403AnxietyMasculinityMen's mental healthPhotovoice |
| spellingShingle | Sarah K. McKenzie Mary T. Kelly Emily Cooney John L. Oliffe Men's accounts of anxiety: A photovoice study SSM: Qualitative Research in Health Anxiety Masculinity Men's mental health Photovoice |
| title | Men's accounts of anxiety: A photovoice study |
| title_full | Men's accounts of anxiety: A photovoice study |
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| title_short | Men's accounts of anxiety: A photovoice study |
| title_sort | men s accounts of anxiety a photovoice study |
| topic | Anxiety Masculinity Men's mental health Photovoice |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321523001403 |
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