Young Women's Mental Health Focus Group Transcripts from May 2023

United States-based young adult females aged 18–25 participated in asynchronous online focus groups in May 2023. The dataset contains 52 participants' discussion transcripts analyzed for themes on mental health challenges and solutions. The study was authored by Renae D. Schmidt and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze themes of depression and anxiety based on participant discussions
• Study the relationship between social media use and mental health based on described pressures
• Identify strategies for mental health support based on expressed needs for connection and services
• Explore contributors to mental health challenges based on mentions of misogyny and stigma

Strengths

• Data is from 52 participants, providing a substantive qualitative sample
• Focus groups were conducted anonymously, which may encourage candid responses
• Includes baseline survey results on anxiety, depressive symptoms, and social media addiction

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is limited to a specific demographic (young women aged 18-25 in the U.S.) and time (May 2023)
• The dataset is very small (23.2 KB), indicating limited scope or highly summarized content

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Asynchronous online focus groups (AOFGs) with thematic analysis of transcripts

Time Range

May 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:02:39; freshness should be verified

Geography

United States