Psychological Consequences of Being Deprived of Education for Female Students in Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional and Qualitative Study

Abstract

Deprivation of education is an event that has affected the lives of thousands of Afghan girls in different dimensions, including the psychological dimension. The aim of the current research is to objectively and deeply know the psychological experience of girls who have been banned from Education.

Method: This research is of a qualitative type, and Banner's interpretive phenomenology method is used in it. The main method of data collection was semi-structured interviews with 18 female students who were selected through purposeful sampling. Data were analyzed by Banner’s theme method.

Results: Generally, one main theme and 11 sub-themes deduced from the results of this study. Main theme is depression.

Conclusion: Banning graduation of hundreds of thousands of girls in Afghanistan has caused alarming depression in them and has caused serious disruption in their personal and social life. If this disorder is not taken into account, it can cause a social and human disaster in Afghanistan.