Our aim was to examine the association between interest in anime and manga and their relationship with (mental) health (in terms of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, health-related quality of life, symptoms of hikikomori), social disconnectedness (in terms of preference for solitude, loneliness...
All FGDs with female domestic workers were carried out by one doctoral-level female Filipino researcher (MRG), a university lecturer in psychology at the time of the study, with significant training and experience in qualitative interviewing. All interviews were conducted in Tagalog. The key ...
in and around Tacloban City.Consent was obtained from each participant prior to being enrolled.All documents were available in English and Tagalog.Staff, who were fluent in both Tagalog and English, were available during the study.Each patient was assigned a unique identifier.The individual ...