From discrimination to internalized mental illness stigma: The mediating roles of anticipated discrimination and anticipated stigma.
From discrimination to internalized mental illness stigma: The mediating roles of anticipated discrimination and anticipated stigma.
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从歧视到内在的精神疾病耻辱:预期歧视和预期耻辱的中介作用。
DOI:
10.1037/prj0000136
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Weisz,BradleyM
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作者:
Quinn,DianeM;Williams,MichelleK;Weisz,BradleyM
ObjectiveInternalizing mental illness stigma is related to poorer well-being, but less is known about the factors that predict levels of internalized stigma. This study explored how experiences of discrimination relate to greater anticipation of discrimination and devaluation in the future and how anticipation of stigma in turn predicts greater stigma internalization.MethodParticipants were 105 adults with mental illness who self-reported their experiences of discrimination based on their mental illness, their anticipation of discrimination and social devaluation from others in the future, and their level of internalized stigma. Participants were approached in several locations and completed surveys on laptop computers.ResultsCorrelational analyses indicated that more experiences of discrimination due to one’s mental illness were related to increased anticipated discrimination in the future, increased anticipated social stigma from others, and greater internalized stigma. Multiple serial mediator analyses showed that the effect of experiences of discrimination on internalized stigma was fully mediated by increased anticipated discrimination and anticipated stigma.Conclusion and Implications for PracticeExperiences of discrimination over one’s lifetime may influence not only how much future discrimination people with mental illness are concerned with but also how much they internalize negative feelings about the self. Mental health professionals may need to address concerns with future discrimination and devaluation in order to decrease internalized stigma.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)