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Mental and Emotional Strain amongst Teens in South Punjab Pakistan: Causes and Consequences for Health, Stigma, and Counseling
Code
01CD08324
Duration
01 January 2025 → 31 October 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Sociology of child, adolescence and youth
    • Sociology of health
Keywords
Mental health stigma socio-ecological determinants mental and emotional wellbeing; adolescent and young adults perceived public stereotypes adolescent and young adults health inequalities
 
Project description
 The research explores the dynamics of various social facets of mental health perceptions and stigma among Pakistani adolescents and young adults. Family and education, as socializing agents, intervene in these social facets, accommodating prevailing traditional and religious healing practices for mental health issues. The study also examines the roles of causal attributions in shaping help-seeking behaviors.