Political attitudes as predictors of the multiple dimensions of mental health stigma
Political attitudes as predictors of the multiple dimensions of mental health stigma
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DOI：
10.1177/0020764018776335
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发表时间：
2018-08-01
影响因子：
7.5
通讯作者：
Yanos, Philip T.
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作者：
DeLuca, Joseph S.;Vaccaro, John;Yanos, Philip T.
背景：心理健康（MH）污名是多方面的，在美国和世界各地仍然很常见。虽然社会政治态度，如右翼威权主义（RWA）已经成为MH污名的某些方面的强有力的预测因素，但没有研究评估RWA和MH污名的多维组成部分之间的关系，或将这种关系与污名理论联系起来。RWA与多种污名结果之间的关联，包括刻板印象，归因/负面影响，社会距离，控制协变量，包括教育，年龄，社会期望，种族/民族，性别，地理位置和先前接触精神疾病，评估微攻击和寻求帮助的自我耻辱。结果：研究结果表明，RWA是显着相关的所有MH耻辱维度分析，即使在控制协变量。一个假设的调解人这种关系，危险的世界信念，不支持作为一个理论解释。结论：右翼威权主义预测心理健康的耻辱的各个方面，但需要更多的研究来确定的理论基础。这些目前的研究结果可以指导这一领域的研究，并用于针对各种保守的观众减少耻辱。
Background: Mental health (MH) stigma is multidimensional and remains common in the United States and throughout the world. While sociopolitical attitudes such as right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) have emerged as strong predictors of some aspects of MH stigma, no study has assessed the relationship between RWA and multidimensional components of MH stigma, or linked this relationship to a theory of stigma.Aims: The association between RWA and multiple stigma outcomes, including stereotypes, attributions/negative affect, social distance, microaggressions and help-seeking self-stigma was assessed controlling for covariates, including education, age, social desirability, race/ethnicity, gender, geographic location and prior contact with mental illness.Method: A total of 518 US residents (from all geographic regions; convenience sample) completed an online survey.Results: Findings indicated that RWA was significantly associated with all MH stigma dimensions analyzed, even after controlling for covariates. A hypothesized mediator for this relationship, dangerous world beliefs, was not supported as a theoretical explanation.Conclusion: Right-wing authoritarianism predicts various dimensions of mental health stigma, but more research is needed to determine the theoretical underpinnings. These current findings may guide research in this area and be used to target a variety of conservative audiences for stigma reduction.