Anxiety Specific Mental Health Stigma and Help-Seeking in Adolescent Males

Clark, Laura H.; Hudson, Jennifer L.; Haider, Tahira

doi:10.1007/s10826-019-01686-0

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“…Sex difference studies suggest men hold more stigmatizing attitudes toward those with depression (Cook & Wang, 2010;Wang et al, 2007), anxiety (Batterham, Griffiths, et al, 2013), and those who die by suicide (Batterham, Calear, & Christensen, 2013) in comparison to women. Furthermore, young men (Clark et al, 2020) and men with lower mental health literacy (Oliffe et al, 2019b) are more likely to hold negative views toward those with mental illness suggesting increased stigma may stem from having less exposure to, and knowledge of mental illness. Two recent studies addressing sex differences in social and self-stigma related to men's depression and suicide further support these findings (Oliffe et al, 2016;Mackenzie et al, 2019).…”

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Men’s Experiences of Mental Illness Stigma Across the Lifespan: A Scoping Review

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The stigma of men’s mental illness has been described as having wide-reaching and profound consequences beyond the condition[s] itself. Stigma negatively impacts men’s mental health help-seeking and the use of services amid impeding disclosures, diminishing social connection and amplifying economic hardship. Although men often face barriers to discussing their struggles with, and help-seeking for mental illness challenges, research focused on men’s lived experiences of mental illness stigma is, at best, emergent. This scoping review explores men’s mental illness related stigmas synthesizing and discussing the findings drawn from 21 published qualitative articles over the last 10 years. Four thematic findings were derived: (a) the weight of societal stigma, (b) stigma in male-dominated environments, (c) inequity driven stigmas, and (d) de-stigmatizing strategies. Despite evidence that stigma is a common experience for men experiencing diverse mental illness challenges, the field remains underdeveloped. Based on the scoping review findings, research gaps and opportunities for advancing the field are discussed.

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Men’s Experiences of Mental Illness Stigma Across the Lifespan: A Scoping Review

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“…Regarding the lack of significant correlation between anxiety and SSOMI among the US sample, we postulated the following reason: according to a recent study, it is possible that anxiety has become a "normalized" mental health condition for US folks, and that it is no longer significantly related to mental health stigma [2]. Although this could potentially explain our current finding, further research is needed to provide more evidence.…”

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“…Stigma associated with mental illness has been observed around the world [1]. Furthermore, those experiencing mental illness stigmatization have reported a variety of negative outcomes, including lowered self-esteem, increased demoralization, impaired work performance, feelings of inadequacy, and elevated depression [2][3][4][5]. Despite its global impact, much of the research on the negative impacts of mental illness stigma has been conducted in the United States, and more is needed to assess cross-cultural differences [6,7].…”

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Measurement Invariance of the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale: A Cross-Cultural Study

Heath

Vidales

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The current study assessed the measurement invariance of the Self-stigma of Mental Illness scale (SSOMI) across Chinese and US samples and assessed whether the SSOMI differentially relates to distress levels across Chinese and US participants. We included 487 participants in China and 550 in the US (mean age was 19.52 in China and 19.29 in the US). The results indicated that partial measurement invariance of the SSOMI scale across China and the United States participants was established. Furthermore, we observed validity evidence for the SSOMI scale through its correlations with a well-established self-stigma measure and measures of depression, anxiety, and stress. Finally, we found that the SSOMI scale is more strongly linked to symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in China than it is in the United States, supporting previous research. These findings enable researchers to utilize the scale cross-culturally (i.e., with participants of Chinese and US origin), and to develop and implement interventions targeting mental illness stigma in both China and the United States.

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“…Second, we more thoroughly investigate how different dimensions of stigma independently influence personal help-seeking behaviors and peer recommendations among adolescents. Prior studies have primarily examined public stigma—perceptions of the public’s beliefs about people with a mental illness (Clark et al, 2020; Yap et al, 2011)—and self-stigma—internalized negative beliefs about their own mental health (Calear et al, 2021; Clark et al, 2020; Nearchou et al, 2018). The examination of stigma on self and peer help-seeking is robust because it utilizes 2-year longitudinal data with validated stigma measures and includes a racially and socioeconomically diverse sample.…”

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“Me” versus “them”: How mental illness stigma influences adolescent help-seeking behaviors for oneself and recommendations for peers.

Villatoro¹,

DuPont-Reyes²,

Phelan³

et al. 2022

Stigma and Health

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Mental illness stigma is a significant barrier to utilizing mental health services for young populations. Few studies have evaluated how specific stigma dimensions relate to help-seeking and recommendations among adolescents. We examined how the stigma dimensions of labeling, stereotypes, and separation/discrimination influenced self-reported help-seeking behaviors of adolescents and recommendations for hypothetical peers with a mental health problem. Longitudinal data (four assessments) from a study evaluating the effectiveness of three antistigma interventions (curriculum, contact, materials, vs. control) among adolescents were analyzed (n = 396). Help-seeking outcomes comprised services in formal (e.g., doctor), informal (e.g., friend), or school-based (e.g., school counselor) settings. Generalized estimating equations tested associations of labeling, stereotypes, and separation/discrimination on help-seeking for a personal problem and recommendations for vignette characters described as having bipolar depression or social anxiety disorder. Adolescents were more likely to make help-seeking recommendations for peers with mental health problems than they were to seek help for a problem of their own. Labeling was a strong predictor of selfreported help-seeking and recommendations. Mental health literacy, an indicator for low negative stereotypes, was related to increased recommendations but not self-reported help-seeking. Positive stigma action and awareness-high cognizance of stigma and how to engage in proactive behaviors toward treating and destigmatizing mental illness-increased help-seeking in formal and informal settings for oneself. Finally, separation/discrimination did not prevent self-reported help-seeking, but it did increase peer recommendations in certain settings. Stigma did not always influence or interfere with help-seeking in the same way when the help-seeker was oneself versus a peer.

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Anxiety Specific Mental Health Stigma and Help-Seeking in Adolescent Males

Cited by 20 publications

References 40 publications

Men’s Experiences of Mental Illness Stigma Across the Lifespan: A Scoping Review

Men’s Experiences of Mental Illness Stigma Across the Lifespan: A Scoping Review

Measurement Invariance of the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale: A Cross-Cultural Study

“Me” versus “them”: How mental illness stigma influences adolescent help-seeking behaviors for oneself and recommendations for peers.

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