Social contact as a strategy for self-stigma reduction in young adults and adolescents with mental health problems

Martínez-Hidalgo, Ma Nieves; Lorenzo-Sánchez, Elena; García, Juan José López; Regadera, Juan José

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.12.017

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“…In previous literature, the Cronbach's alpha for the whole scale has demonstrated good internal consistency (e.g. α = 0.88; Martínez-Hidalgo et al 2018), consistent with the current study (α = 0.89).…”

Section: Semantic Differentialsupporting

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Opioid Use Stigma: An Examination of Student Attitudes on Harm Reduction Strategies

Reynolds

Lindsay

Knaak

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Understanding how the public views harm reduction strategies may help inform researchers on how to reduce related stigma and barriers to help-seeking. The current study explored whether stigma towards those who use opioids was affected by gender and type of harm reduction strategy used. Undergraduate students (N = 328) were randomly assigned to read one of six vignettes varying by gender and the type of harm reduction strategy: no harm reduction, opioid agonist therapy (OAT), or safe consumption sites (SCSs). Results demonstrated that participants were less stigmatizing towards the character who engaged in OAT compared to the character with no harm reduction. There was also a pattern demonstrating that SCSs may be perceived more negatively than OAT, although these differences only met conventional significance, not adjusted/corrected alphas. There were no significant effects for gender. Qualitative results revealed that participants held misconceptions about harm reduction. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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Section: Semantic Differentialsupporting

confidence: 92%

Opioid Use Stigma: An Examination of Student Attitudes on Harm Reduction Strategies

Reynolds

Lindsay

Knaak

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…However, they have been criticised for pathologising internalised stigma as something requiring treatment instead of it being a predictable consequence of public stigma and experienced discrimination [ 23 ]. Alternative interventions focus more on social contact, both through peer contact and intergroup contact [ 24 , 25 ].…”

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Mental Health Related Stigma as a ‘Wicked Problem’: The Need to Address Stigma and Consider the Consequences

Henderson

Gronholm

2018

IJERPH

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Recent reviews on the evidence base for mental health related stigma reduction show that under certain conditions interpersonal contact is effective in promoting more positive attitudes, reduced desire for social distance, and increased stigma related knowledge (knowledge which disconfirms beliefs based on stereotypes). Short-term interventions may have effects that are attenuated over time; longer term programmes may support sustained improvements, but research following up long-term interventions is scarce. However, the effectiveness of these interventions should not obscure the nature of stigma as a social problem. In this article we describe stigma as a ‘wicked problem’ to highlight some implications for intervening against stigma and evaluating these efforts. These include the risks of unintended consequences and the need to continually reformulate the concept of stigma, to ensure that tackling stigma at the structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels become part of the core business of stakeholder organisations. We compare the main targets of anti-stigma programmes with what is known about the sources of stigma and discrimination and their impacts to identify targets for future intervention. In some cases, interventions have been directed at the interpersonal level when structural level intervention is also needed; in others, systematic reviews have not so far identified any interventions.

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“…The higher prevalence of internalized stigma in this study might be because health professionals are more focused on prescription rather than providing strong psycho-education, counselling and psychotherapy sessions to combat internalized stigma among follow up patients. Also, the self-concept of internalized stigma may vary by culture and knowledge of a given community [ 31 ].…”

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The magnitude and correlates of internalized stigma among people with mental illness attending the outpatient department of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Workie

Gobena

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Social contact as a strategy for self-stigma reduction in young adults and adolescents with mental health problems

Cited by 20 publications

References 57 publications

Opioid Use Stigma: An Examination of Student Attitudes on Harm Reduction Strategies

Opioid Use Stigma: An Examination of Student Attitudes on Harm Reduction Strategies

Mental Health Related Stigma as a ‘Wicked Problem’: The Need to Address Stigma and Consider the Consequences

The magnitude and correlates of internalized stigma among people with mental illness attending the outpatient department of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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