The mental illness microaggressions scale-perpetrator version (MIMS-P): Reliability and validity

Gonzales, Lauren; Davidoff, Kristin C.; DeLuca, Joseph S.; Yanos, Philip T.

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.061

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“…The 14-item Mental Illness Microaggressions Scale–Perpetrator Version (MIMS-P; α = .88) measures subtle stigma toward persons with mental illness, in contrast to more traditional measures of overt discrimination (Gonzales et al, 2015a). In addition to the total scale (14 items), MIMS-P comprises three subscales: Assumption of inability (five items, α = .81), for example, ‘If someone I’m close to told me that they had a mental illness diagnosis, I would try to talk more slowly so that they wouldn’t get confused’; Patronization (five items, α = .81), for example, ‘If someone I’m close to told me that they had a mental illness diagnosis, I would frequently remind them that they need to take their medication’; and Fear of Mental Illness (four items, α = .74), for example, ‘If I saw a person who I thought had a mental illness in public, I would be careful in case they “snap”’.…”

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“…Measures of social distance tap the behavioral component of stigma by assessing the degree to which respondents would socially interact or associate with a member of a target group (Link et al, 2004). In addition to more direct measures of intention to interact with persons with mental illness, more recent research has demonstrated that ‘microaggressions’, or subtle discriminatory behaviors, also occur in relation to people with mental illness (Gonzales, Davidoff, DeLuca, & Yanos, 2015a; Gonzales, Davidoff, Nadal, & Yanos, 2015b). Finally, help-seeking self-stigma comprises attitudes related to receiving personal psychological services, including perceptions that people who seek psychological treatment are undesirable or socially unacceptable (Vogel, Wade, & Haake, 2006).…”

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Political attitudes as predictors of the multiple dimensions of mental health stigma

Vaccaro

Seda

Yanos

2018

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Political attitudes as predictors of the multiple dimensions of mental health stigma

Vaccaro

Seda

Yanos

2018

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…, 2012 ; Huynh, 2012 ; Radmacher and Azmitia, 2013 ; Basford et al. , 2014 ; Gonzalez et al. , 2015 ).…”

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Language Matters: Considering Microaggressions in Science

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Tanner

2018

LSE

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“…Two studies adopted a mixed-methods design (Holley et al ., 2016 b ; Zenga, 2018). Two included publications aimed to validate a scale (Gonzales et al ., 2015 b ; Ezell et al ., 2018). The remaining three papers and chapters (Borg et al ., 2009; Yanos, 2017; Holley and Thomas, 2018) were not research studies, but still met inclusion criteria and offered an insight into the scope of the literature.…”

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“…They demonstrated that social work educators report personal reactions that reflect microaggressions. Two papers aimed to create scales, one measuring the experience of microaggressions (Ezell et al, 2018) and one measuring endorsement of microaggressions by possible perpetrators (Gonzales et al, 2015b). The latter was used in three studies aiming to identify individual characteristics associated with endorsement of mental health microaggressions by the general public.…”

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Microaggressions towards people affected by mental health problems: a scoping review

Barber

Gronholm

Ahuja

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Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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Aims This review aims to understand the scope of the literature regarding mental health-related microaggressions towards people affected by mental health problems. Methods A scoping review was conducted to explore this question. Four electronic health-oriented databases were searched alongside Google Scholar. As per scoping review principles, the inclusion criteria were developed iteratively. The results of included studies were synthesised using a basic narrative synthesis approach, utilising principles of thematic analysis and thematic synthesis where appropriate. Results A total of 1196 records were identified, of which 17 met inclusion criteria. Of these, 12 were peer-reviewed journal articles, three were research degree theses and two were book chapters. Six included empirical studies were qualitative, four were quantitative and two employed a mixed-methods design. Within these, five qualitative studies aimed to describe the nature of mental health microaggressions experienced by people with mental health problems. Themes identified in a thematic synthesis of these five studies included stereotypes about mental illness, invalidating peoples' experience and blaming people with mental illness for their condition. The included publications informed on the perpetration of mental health microaggressions by family, friends, health professionals and social workers. In addition, two studies created scales, which were then used in cross-sectional surveys of the general public and community members to assess characteristics, such as right-wing political views, associated with endorsement of mental health microaggressions. A consensus definition of microaggressions emerged from the included studies: microaggressions are brief, everyday slights, snubs or insults, that may be subtle or ambiguous, but communicate a negative message to a target person based on their membership of a marginalised group, in this case, people affected by mental illness. Conclusions The study of mental health microaggressions is an emerging, heterogeneous field, embedded in the wider stigma and discrimination literature. It has been influenced by earlier work on racial microaggressions. Both can be ambiguous and contradictory, which creates difficulty defining the boundaries of the concept, but also underpins the key theoretical basis for the negative impact of microaggressions. Mental illness is a more concealable potential type of identity, so it follows that the reported perpetrators of microaggressions are largely friends, family and professionals. This has implications for intervening to reduce the impact of microaggressions. There are several challenges facing research in this area, and further work is needed to understand the impact of mental health microaggressions on people affected by mental health problems.

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The mental illness microaggressions scale-perpetrator version (MIMS-P): Reliability and validity

Cited by 27 publications

References 20 publications

Political attitudes as predictors of the multiple dimensions of mental health stigma

Political attitudes as predictors of the multiple dimensions of mental health stigma

Language Matters: Considering Microaggressions in Science

Microaggressions towards people affected by mental health problems: a scoping review

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