Stigma of mental illness and help-seeking intention in university students
Stigma of mental illness and help-seeking intention in university students
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10.1192/pb.bp.112.041483
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2013-08-01
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McDonald, Colm
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作者：
Lally, John;Conghaile, Aengus O.;McDonald, Colm
目的和方法一个横断面研究，以确定个人和感知的公共精神疾病的耻辱在大学生群体的水平和相关的耻辱水平和寻求帮助的意图。结果共有735名学生参加了这项研究（响应率77%）。有较高的平均感知公众耻辱水平比个人耻辱水平。感知到的公众耻辱感与未来不寻求帮助的意愿没有显著相关（OR = 0.871，P = 0.428）。个人耻辱感与未来求助意向的可能性降低显著相关（OR = 1.44，P = 0.043）。年龄小于25岁，有没有历史或治疗精神疾病和没有个人接触的人与精神疾病的历史都与较高的个人耻辱levels.Clinical影响-这项研究表明，个人的耻辱感，从公众的耻辱感不同，是一个显着的障碍，心理健康利用学生人口和未来的耻辱减少运动可以战略性地集中在这一点。
Aims and method A cross-sectional study to ascertain levels of personal and perceived public mental illness stigma in a university student population and the association between the respective levels of stigma and help-seeking intention. An adaptation of the Discrimination-Devaluation scale was used.Results A total of 735 students participated in the study (response rate 77%). There were higher mean perceived public stigma levels than personal stigma levels. Perceived public stigma was not significantly associated with future non-help-seeking intention (odds ratio (OR) = 0.871, P = 0.428). Personal stigma was significantly associated with a decreased likelihood of future help-seeking intention (OR = 1.44, P = 0.043). Being younger than 25, having no history of or treatment for mental illness and having no personal contact with someone with a history of mental illness were all associated with higher personal stigma levels.Clinical implications This study indicates that personal stigma as distinct from perceived public stigma is a significant barrier to mental health utilisation for a student population and future stigma reduction campaigns could strategically focus on this.