Factors Affecting Depression Among the Millennial Residents of Self Enhancement for Life Foundation Inc.: A Basis for Developing an Evidence-Based Structured Learning Experience (SLE) Module

Aaron Carlos  G. Manuel,; Alayna Gail  C. Alon,

Factors Affecting Depression Among the Millennial Residents of Self Enhancement for Life Foundation Inc.: A Basis for Developing an Evidence-Based Structured Learning Experience (SLE) Module

Aaron Carlos G. Manuel | Alayna Gail C. Alon

Abstract:

This study determined the factors that affect the occurrence of depression among millennial residents from Self-enhancement for Life Foundation, Inc., a treatment and rehabilitation institution, based on the 4Ps of Clinical Case Conceptualization, namely the Predisposing, Precipitating, Perpetuating and Protective factors. The study utilized a mixed method design applying both quantitative and qualitative approaches wherein a special test titled 4Ps profile test was constructed by the researchers and administered to a total of 36 respondents. The findings of the study revealed that the most dominant and prevalent factors that could affect the occurrence of depression among the millennials were: having a family history of depression as a predisposing factor, being deeply affected whenever something bad happens to one of their loved ones as a precipitating factor, and overthinking when things go wrong as a perpetuating factor. Meanwhile, the most dominant and prevalent positive factor that could support the individual in the occurrence of depression among the millennials under the protective factors was their belief that spirituality and religion was important. Moreover, family conflict was one major factor that was directly related to this aspect in the occurrence of depression. After utilizing the Mann-Whitney U test, it was found out that when grouped according to the socio-demographic profile of the millennial residents in terms of sex. There was no significant difference in the dominance of each of three factors, namely Predisposing factors, Precipitating factors, and the Protective factors, while there was a significant difference for the Perpetuating factors. After utilizing the Kruskal Wallis H test, it was found out that there was no significant difference in the dominance of each factor (4Ps) when grouped according to the socio-demographic profile of the millennial residents in terms of length of stay for the Predisposing factors, Precipitating factors, Perpetuating factors and the Protective factors. For the qualitative part, six major themes were drawn from the semi-structured interview: biological, past/current triggers, false beliefs, dependence on drugs, faith, and transparency, while the subthemes were: familial/historical, sudden loss of a loved one, stress at work, experiencing failure, unexpected events, hopelessness, overthinking, regrets about past mistakes, fear of being misunderstood, escape from reality through drugs, use of drugs to feel pleasant emotions, use of drugs to stay active, peer influence of drugging friends, negative thoughts due to substance abuse, belief in spiritual being, and family/social communications also surfaced. The researchers also developed an evidence-based Structured Learning Experience (SLE) Module dubbed “You alone can do it, but you can’t do it alone,” which focuses on overthinking as the dominant factor under the Perpetuating Factors and on family conflict under the Protective Factors. This could serve as a basis for the group dynamic activities that can be used in the module to help the residents recover from depression.