Examining Personal, Perceived, Treatment, and Self-Stigma in College Students: The Role of Parent Beliefs and Mental Health Literacy

Ross, Sarah G.; Bruggeman, Brianna; Maldonado, Melanie; Deiling, Megan

doi:10.1080/87568225.2019.1580657

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“…Lower socioeconomic status is associated with lower education level, poor quality of housing, unemployment, and financial debt, and these factors are linked to the increased prevalence of mental illness [26–28]. Past research has indicated that individuals with lower socioeconomic status reported increased stigma toward mental illness [29], and decreased mental health literacy [29] and mental help-seeking attitude [30].…”

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Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia

Ibrahim¹,

Amit²,

Shahar³

et al. 2019

BMC Public Health

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Background Mental illness rates among young people is high, yet the frequency of help-seeking is low, especially among those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Understanding factors influencing help-seeking, such as mental illness beliefs, stigma and literacy among B40 individuals is important, but past studies are sparse. Hence, we aimed to examine the factors associated with mental help-seeking attitude among students from the B40 income bracket. Differences in beliefs toward mental illness, stigma and help-seeking attitudes among university and secondary school students were also investigated. Methods University and secondary school students from low-income households ( N = 202) were involved in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed the Depression Literacy Questionnaire (D-Lit), General Help Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ), Mental Help Seeking Attitudes Scale (MHSAS), Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Scale (SSOSH), and Beliefs toward Mental Illness (BMI). Results Mental help-seeking attitude had a significant relationship with self-stigma on seeking help (r = −.258, p < .001), general help-seeking attitude (r = .156, p = .027), and age (r = .187, p < .001). However, the strongest predictor for mental help-seeking attitude was self-stigma on seeking help (F (2,199) = 8.207, p < .001 with R 2 of .076). University students had better depression literacy and lower levels of self-stigma and negative beliefs toward mental illness compared to secondary school students. Conclusion Higher self-stigma and younger age were associated with negative mental help-seeking attitudes among students from low-income households. As self-stigma may be a barrier to actual mental help-seeking, efforts to reduce self-stigma in this population need to be intensified.

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Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia

Ibrahim¹,

Amit²,

Shahar³

et al. 2019

BMC Public Health

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“…All of this translates into significant psychological repercussions with family members suffering rejection and marginalization, aggravated by the prospect that the situation will not improve in the future as they would like [38]. The harmful repercussions of self-stigma, as mentioned above, have been amply demonstrated [39][40][41]. The impact on the family is high, often with first-degree relatives and close friends assuming the role of caregiver and supporter of the person who suffers mental disorders.…”

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The Protective Role of Emotional Intelligence in Self-Stigma and Emotional Exhaustion of Family Members of People with Mental Disorders

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Parenting a child or teenager is not particularly easy for parents, and this becomes even more difficult if a child has a serious mental disorder. This situation places parents in a vulnerable position that leads to heightened feelings of guilt and emotional stress. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the families’ emotional intelligence on their own self-stigma and burnout. A total of 537 family members from Southern Spain who care for individuals with mental disorders participated in this study. To analyze the results of the study, a structural equation model was constructed. The results from the equation showed that emotional intelligence is negatively related to self-stigma and burnout. In turn, self-stigma is positively related to burnout syndrome. Thus, the findings indicate that emotional intelligence may have a protective role against self-stigma, which is closely related to burnout syndrome. The relevance of these results when designing interventions that work with the negative feelings produced by self-stigma and family burnout is discussed.

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“…Attitudes and beliefs about mental health. When considering attitudes and beliefs about mental health, research shows that both public stigma (i.e., negative stereotypes and prejudices about individuals with mental illness, Corrigan, 2004) and self-stigma (i.e., the process through which individuals with mental health concerns endorse and subsequently identify with negative attitudes and stereotypes, Vogel et al, 2013) negatively influence help-seeking behaviors (Eisenberg et al, 2009(Eisenberg et al, , 2012 and predict negative attitudes toward treatment more broadly (Ross et al, 2019).…”

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Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Emerging Adults: A Case for Targeting Help-Seeking Intentions and Behaviors

Nauphal

Ward‐Ciesielski

Eustis

2023

Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion

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Efforts to prevent anxiety and depressive disorders are considered a public health priority. However, emerging adults (ages 18–25) have traditionally been overlooked in the prevention literature. Recent suggestions to improve the design and evaluation of prevention programs propose a shift toward targeting and assessing changes in underlying mechanisms and protective factors that might buffer against the onset or worsening of symptoms and promote emotional well-being. In this conceptual paper, we aim to further this discussion on the optimal targets and goals of prevention programs and how best to tailor these programs to meet the needs of emerging adults. We first provide a brief overview of the prevention literature for depressive and anxiety symptoms among emerging adults. We then present an argument for expanding the focus of prevention programs to include an emphasis on factors affecting help-seeking intentions and behaviors as explicit targets. We argue this could improve the effectiveness and long-term impact of prevention efforts and provide a way to tailor programs to the unique developmental period of emerging adulthood. We propose that prevention programs should strive to target both mechanisms underlying depressive and anxious symptomatology, as well as those affecting help-seeking behaviors to arm emerging adults with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively manage their mental health needs. To this end, we outline a number of processes to prioritize and target in order to promote help-seeking in the context of prevention.

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Examining Personal, Perceived, Treatment, and Self-Stigma in College Students: The Role of Parent Beliefs and Mental Health Literacy

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia

Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia

The Protective Role of Emotional Intelligence in Self-Stigma and Emotional Exhaustion of Family Members of People with Mental Disorders

Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Emerging Adults: A Case for Targeting Help-Seeking Intentions and Behaviors

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