Construing and Depression in Taiwanese Women

Effectiveness of the BodyMind Approach® for women with depression and medically unexplained symptoms in Taiwan

“…Along with traditional questionnaires that are relatively more objective, RGT provides personal information of one's perception of social roles with a scientific method. This article draws upon data from a study of Taiwanese women with depression and their movement qualities (Cipolleta, Lin, Winter, & Payne, 2017;Lin, 2016;Lin & Payne, 2019;Lin & Winter, 2020) that examined whether TBMA could effectively decrease 25 TBMA in Taiwan 25 depression, MUS distress, and the rigid perception of the necessity to play social roles. The specific hypotheses investigated were as follows: i)…”

“…Although somatization is a universal psychopathological phenomenon (Koh, 2018), extensive research has indicated that people influenced by Chinese cultures (such as those living in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan) tend to somatize depressive symptoms more than Westerners (Kleinman, 1977;Lin & Winter, 2020;Ma-Kellams, 2014;Ryder et al, 2008;Tseng, 1975;Zong, 1996). Notably, there are also more women than men with MUS in most Western and non-Western countries (Malterud, 2000;Wu, 2010;Tsai, Tsai, & Shih, 2014;Zhang, Hu & Ye, 2006).…”

“…12 TBMA in Taiwan 12 Lin and Winter (2020) found that women with depression in Taiwan tend to exhibit tighter construal of social roles than their counterparts. Thus, women with depression tend to have a less plastic and more rigid perception of playing their social roles.…”

“It was a reflection of myself, that i was weak”: The impact of depression on the sense of self – An interpretive phenomenological analysis

“…Autobiographical accounts suggest depression becomes a destiny, preventing the person from being open and free to access a range of alternative self‐interpretations, identities and possible ways of being in the world (Aho, 2013; Slatman & van de Ven, 2021). Depression has a specific effect on selfhood for women (Atuhaire et al., 2021; Lin & Winter, 2020; Wills et al., 2020). Women are twice as likely than men to be diagnosed with depression (Kuehner, 2017; Lin & Winter, 2020).…”

“…Depression has a specific effect on selfhood for women (Atuhaire et al., 2021; Lin & Winter, 2020; Wills et al., 2020). Women are twice as likely than men to be diagnosed with depression (Kuehner, 2017; Lin & Winter, 2020). Women spoke of an “internal dialogue”, which reflected societal or significant others' expectations and moral judgements, enhancing their desire to live up to others' expectations outweighing the importance of being congruent to women.…”