Behind male Saudi nursing students’ mental health facade: a husserlian phenomenological approach
Balay-odao E.M. Alquwez N. Al Thobaity A. Al Otaibi K. Alsakran Y.A.A. Cruz J.P.
December 2021BioMed Central Ltd
BMC Nursing
2021#20Issue 1
Background: Every person has a persona (or mask) which is the façade that every person shows to the world. Thus, males use façade to reveal or conceal their true feelings and emotions. Also, the male uses mental health façade to protect themselves from prejudice and judgment. Thus, the study aimed to explore the experiences of male Saudi nursing students of mental health. Method: Husserl’s descriptive phenomenology was used as a guiding lens to explore. Eleven participants were involved in the study by using the referral sampling technique. An unstructured interview was performed to gather information from the participants. The seven steps of the descriptive Colaizzi process were followed to investigate and examine the obtained data. The credibility, dependability, confirmability, transferability, and reflexivity criteria were observed to ensure the rigor of the study. Results: The findings have two major themes. The first theme is the unadulterated smile that describes optimism in the family and mutual guarantee. The second theme is the orchestrated smile, which describes avoiding diverting burdens, social responsibility, protection of self, and reputation. Conclusions: The findings document that the mental health façade of male Saudi nursing students is associated with the expectation of family optimism, mutual guarantee, the expectation of society, and self-protection.
Male saudi , Mental health facade , Nursing student , Saudi Arabia
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Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia
College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Level 7, Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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