Table 1 A sample of the trend of condensation-abstraction process in this study
Main category/theme | Subcategories | Open code | Meaning units |
|---|---|---|---|
Attitudinal factors | 1. Negative attitudes around people 2. Negative self-concept | Exacerbation of depression with negative attitudes of others due to lack of jobs. Exacerbation of depression with a feeling of imperfection | You also know that if someone doesn't have a job, how do they look at him? When they look in that case to me, it makes me depressed.. (P7) (Male. Patient). After my sister got married and I couldn't get married, I felt that maybe I had a flaw that made no one want to marry me, and I gradually became more depressed.. (P8) (Female. Patient). |