Abstract
Young women’s experiences of perceived rejection from their mothers impact the global burden of disease in more ways than can sometimes be considered. Young women who have experiences of perceived rejection from their mothers often struggle with self-identity. Identity affects almost every aspect of the young women’s lives, including being female, being healthy, becoming a mother, and relating to self and others. How the young woman views herself influences her development of relationships. In a world where one exists with others, the experience of perceived rejection from a mother often causes young women to move through life lacking inner peace. A lack of inner peace usually shapes the way the young women process information and regulate emotions. A lack of inner peace is also often the result of missing communication, closeness and resolve from the young woman’s relationship with her mother. Depression, aggression, isolation and insecure attachments may result from having a lack of inner peace. When a young woman has experiences of perceived rejection from her mother, she tends to grow up with the notion that she is difficult to love or accept. This notion disrupts her self-worth and self-concept, causing anxiety, emotional dependency, and ineffective coping mechanisms. Substance abuse, delinquency and suicide often result from issues around self-worth and selfconcept. These findings were derived from the researcher’s completed minor dissertation. From the findings, guidelines were formulated to assist the young woman who has experiences of perceived rejection from her mother to facilitate her own mental health. In assisting the young woman to facilitate her own mental health, the following research question was asked to determine the focus of this study: “What can be done to facilitate the mental health of young women who have experiences of perceived rejection from their mothers?” The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a model to assist young women who have experiences of perceived rejection from their mothers to facilitate their own mental health. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, contextual and theory-generating research design was used. The study followed Chinn and Kramer’s four steps of model development. In step one, concept analysis was done over two stages. The first stage involved concept identification, and the second stage involved the definition and classification of concepts. The central concept was identified as the facilitation of self-love, which was derived from the researcher’s minor dissertation’s identified central-concept of low self-concept and the link thereof was outlined. The central concept was defined from essential attributes that were identified from dictionary and subject definitions. The defined central concept was classified using Dickoff, James and Wiedenbach’s survey list. The definition of the central concepts was evaluated by Copi, Cohen and McMahon’ criteria. In step two, the concepts were structured into relationships. The following interrelationships were structured: The advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner assists...
D.Cur. (Psychiatric Nursing)