Perceived Discrimination, Internalized Stigma and Psychological Well-Being of People with Mental Illness
Autor: | Arjan Bos, Daniel Pérez-Garín, Fernando Molero |
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Přispěvatelé: | Department Clinical Psychology, RS-Research Line Clinical psychology (part of IIESB program) |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Linguistics and Language STRATEGIES SATISFACTION Poison control Stigma (botany) Personal Satisfaction Emotional Adjustment Affect (psychology) Language and Linguistics VALIDATION Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans well being ADAPTATION General Psychology ESTEEM Psychological Tests Stereotyping PANAS SCALES CONSEQUENCES Mental Disorders Life satisfaction Mental illness medicine.disease SELF-STIGMA NEGATIVE AFFECT Mental health Affect Cross-Sectional Studies Spain stigma Psychological well-being Well-being Female Psychology Prejudice mental health Clinical psychology discrimination |
Zdroj: | Perez-Garin, D, Molero, F & Bos, A E R 2015, ' Perceived Discrimination, Internalized Stigma and Psychological Well-Being of People with Mental Illness ', Spanish Journal of Psychology, vol. 18, E75 . https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2015.74 Spanish Journal of Psychology, 18:E75. CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
ISSN: | 1138-7416 |
Popis: | The present study examines the relationships between perceived discrimination, internalized stigma, and well-being in a sample of people with mental illness. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 213 outpatients from the Spanish public network of social care. Perceived discrimination was positively and significantly correlated with internalized stigma (p < .01 for all measures of perceived discrimination). Blatant individual discrimination, subtle individual discrimination, and internalized stigma were negatively correlated with life satisfaction, affect balance, and psychological well-being (p < .01 for all cases, except for blatant individual discrimination and affect balance, for which is p < .05). Regression and mediation analyses indicate that subtle individual discrimination is the kind of discrimination most negatively associated to the well-being measures (life satisfaction: B = –.18, p < .10; affect balance: B = –.19, p < .10; psychological well-being: B = –.21, p < .05), and that this association is mediated by internalized stigma. Future research should confirm these findings in a longitudinal or experimental model. In light of our findings, we suggest the development and implementation of intervention programs that target subtle discrimination, and point at the importance of implementing programs to reduce internalized stigma. |
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