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A Qualitative Study Exploring University Health Care Students Perceptions on Methods to Reduce Mental Health Stigma in Nigeria
The study explored methods to reduce mental health stigma in Nigeria. Participants were health care students from a University in Southern Nigeria...
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The Inquiring Mind Youth: Analysis of a Mental Health Promotion and Stigma Reduction Pilot Program for Secondary Students
Whilst adolescence is often discussed as a challenging time, it is also a stage of life with tremendous potential for building positive skills that...
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Weight stigma is associated with body mass index among college students in Taiwan: the mediated role of internalized weight stigma
BackgroundWeight stigma is an issue often studied in Western countries; however, such information is scarce in Asian studies.
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Vertical individualism orientations and mental health stigma: the mediating role of belief in free will
Even though the stigma related to mental health is widespread, stigma related to suicide and substance use are less researched areas. This study...
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Interventions to reduce the stigma of mental health at work: a narrative review
BackgroundWhile there are reviews of the literature on mental health stigma reduction programs, very few have focused on the workplace. Objective: We...
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Internalized Stigma and its Correlates Among Opioid Agonist Treatment Service Users in Nepal
Opioid use disorder is associated with high levels of stigma and discrimination, which impact treatment seeking and compliance. Despite extensive...
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Humanizing Pedophilia as Stigma Reduction: A Large-Scale Intervention Study
The stigmatization of people with pedophilic sexual interests is a topic of growing academic and professional consideration, owing to its potential...
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An integrated understanding of the mechanisms linking social stigma to mental health among marginalized populations
This Perspective presents a model that integrates mechanisms that explain the association between stigma and mental health that are shared across...
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Sequentially mediated effects of weight-related self-stigma and psychological distress in the association between perceived weight stigma and food addiction among Taiwanese university students: A cross-sectional study
BackgroundWeight-related stigma has negative physiological and psychological impacts on individuals’ quality of life. Stigmatized individuals may...
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Stigma towards people with tuberculosis: a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a scale in Indonesia
IntroductionTuberculosis (TB) remains a highly stigmatised disease that can cause or exacerbate mental health disorders. Despite increased awareness...
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Assessing the efficacy of the ‘Bicho De 7 Cabeças’ B-learning school-based program in enhancing mental health literacy and reducing stigma
The prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents has a considerable impact on daily life, restricting tasks and diminishing overall quality of life...
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Insights into a Novel Measure of Childhood Mental Illness Stigma from the Stigmatizer′s Perspective
Develo** psychometric instruments for understanding childhood mental illness stigma is challenging due to the complexity of the stigma concept. The...
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The role of psychological distress, stigma and co** strategies on help-seeking intentions in a sample of Italian college students
BackgroundMental health issues are common among university students, but the latter are unlikely to seek professional help even when mental health...
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Integrating time into stigma and health research
Stigma changes over time: it waxes and wanes through history, is manifested within humans who develop over time and is tied to statuses (such as...
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The relationship between parenting style and the stigma of mental illness in adolescent athletes: the chain mediating role of self-esteem and mental toughness
The stigma surrounding mental illness is pervasive among athletes competing at the highest levels, and the adolescent athlete’s parenting style,...
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Trait Mindfulness, Compassion, and Stigma Towards Patients with Mental Illness: A Study Among Nurses in Sri Lanka
ObjectivesStigma towards persons with mental illness is widespread. Mindfulness may protect against stigma by cultivating accepting attitudes,...
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Association between self-compassion and cyber aggression in the COVID-19 context: roles of attribution and public stigma
Self-compassion is negatively associated with aggressive behaviors. However, the association between self-compassion and cyber aggression toward...
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Commending rather than condemning: Moral elevation and stigma for male veterans with military sexual trauma
BackgroundUsing an experimental study, we examined the link between state moral elevation and stigmatic beliefs surrounding male veterans with...
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A modified persian version of the self-stigma of depression scale among the Iranian population: a methodological study in 2023
IntroductionThis cross -sectional research evaluated the psychometric properties of the Self-Stigma of Depression Scale (SSDS) among Iranian people.
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Beliefs About the Need to Control One’s Thoughts and Cognitive Self-consciousness Are Associated with Sexual Stigma
IntroductionSexual stigma has been found to be related to a variety of factors including age, ethnicity, religion, gender, and education. However, we...