The dimensions of stigma: The social situation of the mentally ill person and the male homosexual.

Pollack, Stephen; Huntley, Deborah L.; Allen, Jon G.; Schwartz, Steven D.

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“…These studies suggest that people do behave differently towards labeled individuals and that perhaps merely expecting this differential treatment could make labeled individuals behave more deviantly. However, Pollack, Huntley, Allen, and Schwartz (1976) found that whereas labeling manipulations produced some disruption in behavior, they did not affect self-concept.…”

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Self-concepts of institutionalized adolescents: A framework for conceptualizing labeling effects.

Chassin¹,

Presson²,

Young³

et al. 1981

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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The current study investigated labeling effects in groups of institutionalized adolescents. Self-concepts of 111 delinquents, 33 adolescent psychiatric inpatients, and 119 high school students were assessed in relation to three relevant social labels (popular teenager, juvenile delinquent, and emotionally disturbed teenager). A semantic differential technique and discriminant analyses were used to compare profiles of self-ratings to profiles of role ratings. Two separate analyses were performed. One analysis compared self-ratings with the control group's stereotypes and the other compared self-ratings with a subject's own group's stereotypes. Results revealed modest support for labeling effects only when selfratings were matched with a subject's own group's stereotypes. The findings suggested that an adolescent might choose one of several responses to a socially assigned label. Possible responses included accepting or rejecting the label as well as misperceiving the content of the role. Implications for self-concept meassurement and for labeling theories of psychopathology are discussed.

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Self-concepts of institutionalized adolescents: A framework for conceptualizing labeling effects.

Chassin¹,

Presson²,

Young³

et al. 1981

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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“…Pollack et al's (1976) study on social stigma addressed relevant issues for clients in the group. Stigma issues are particularly relevant for individuals with two labels (i.e., being mentally ill and gayhesbian).…”

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Therapeutic Considerations in Structuring a Support Group for the Mentally Ill Gay/Lesbian Population

Helfand¹

1993

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy

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a a Master's degree in psychological counseling ,ABSTRACT. This paper discusses: (1) the response of the mental health and gayflesbian community to the mentally ill (MI) gayfiesbian population; (2) the literature available on this population; (3) the effects of symptomology and medications on gayflesbian identity; (4) the structuring of a psycho-social group that addresses the needs of this population; and (5) the evaluation of the MI gayfiesbian group at ReEntry House, Inc.Ms. Helfand is a licensed social worker with a Master's degree in psychological counseling. Correspondence may be addressed to her at:

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“…We targeted immigrants and mental patients because people have moderately negative attitudes toward these two groups ( M = 3.07 and M = 3.03, ranging from 0 = strongly dislike to 7 = strongly like , Kuo, 2014, Unpublished), which may allow for contextual effects to appear. Furthermore, we targeted these two groups because they are usually stereotyped and discriminated against by others ( Davies, 1998 ; Finch et al, 2000 ; Feldman and Crandall, 2007 ). An unfriendly social environment leads to poor mental health status in immigrants ( Gee et al, 2006 ) and prevents mental patients from seeking treatment ( Britt et al, 2008 ).…”

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Democratic Systems Increase Outgroup Tolerance Through Opinion Sharing and Voting: An International Perspective

Lee

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Democracy may contribute to friendly attitudes and positive attitudes toward outgroups (i.e., outgroup tolerance) because members of democratic societies learn to exercise their rights (i.e., cast a vote) and, in the process, listen to different opinions. Study 1 was a survey study with representative samples from 33 countries (N = 45,070, 53.6% female) and it showed a positive association between the levels of democracy and outgroup tolerance after controlling for gender, age and the rate of immigrants influx from 2010 to 2013. Study 1 demonstrated that members in countries with higher political participation and civil liberty showed greater tolerance toward immigrants. In Study 2, we conducted an experimental study in Taiwan (N = 93, 67.7% female) to further examine two potential mediators (opinion sharing and voting) of the effect of democratic system on tolerance toward outgroups (i.e., attitudes toward mental patients) after controlling for gender and age. We found that when individuals were allowed to share opinions and vote, they had the highest positive other-oriented emotions toward mental patients, which in turn led to greater tolerance toward outgroups compared to those who were not allowed to share opinions or vote. In general, these results demonstrated that the democratic system plays a critical role in increasing outgroup tolerance. Limitations of the two studies and implications regarding opinion sharing, voting, democratic systems, and effects on outgroup tolerance are discussed.

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The dimensions of stigma: The social situation of the mentally ill person and the male homosexual.

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Self-concepts of institutionalized adolescents: A framework for conceptualizing labeling effects.

Self-concepts of institutionalized adolescents: A framework for conceptualizing labeling effects.

Therapeutic Considerations in Structuring a Support Group for the Mentally Ill Gay/Lesbian Population

Democratic Systems Increase Outgroup Tolerance Through Opinion Sharing and Voting: An International Perspective

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