scholarly journals More Than Mental Illness: Experiences of Associating with Stigma of Mental Illness for Chinese College Students

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 864
Author(s):  
Miao Yu ◽  
Shengli Cheng ◽  
Kenneth Po-Lun Fung ◽  
Josephine Pui-Hing Wong ◽  
Cunxian Jia
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma ◽  
Cooperative Research ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Illness Experiences ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
Seeking Help

From existing empirical research, we identified that Chinese college students commonly experience stigma surrounding mental illness and found some factors that support them in resisting the stigma and achieving psychological health. However, less research provides qualitative data involving individual experiences and insights on mental illness within this group of college students. This study, based on ACE-LYNX (an internationally cooperative research-sharing project between China and Canada), was conducted in Shandong, Jinan, and aims to promote the mental health of college students by empowering interdisciplinary professionals and students. Through the research project, this study analyzed the materials from 24 focus groups, explored the understanding of mental illness and prevalence of mental illness stigma in Chinese colleges at the present time, administered a background questionnaire, and provided statistical support for some revealed themes. The final themes are as follows: mental illness is stereotyped as “severe, pathetic, and complicated”; the misconception of “visiting a psychological counselor is scary”; from public stigma to self-stigma; barriers deterring students from seeking help or accessing services; two sides of the same coin: peer support versus peer pressure.

Stigma and its impact on help-seeking for mental disorders: what do we know?

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Schomerus ◽  
Matthias C. Angermeyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Promising Target ◽  
Individual Discrimination ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
Seeking Help

SummaryAims – Many people suffering from serious mental illness do not seek appropriate medical help. The stigma of mental illness has often been considered a potential cause for reluctance in seeking help. We review recent evidence on this topic. Methods – Narrative review of the recent literature on stigma and helpseeking for psychiatric disorders. Results – There is proof of a particular stigma attached to seeking help for a mental problem. Anticipated individual discrimination and discrimination qua self-stigmatisation are associated with a reduced readiness to seek professional help for mental disorders. Intervention studies show that destigmatisation may lead to increased readiness to seek professional help, but other aspects like knowledge about mental diseases seem to be at least as important. The belief that seeking help for a mental health problem is actually helpful has been shown to be at the core of help-seeking intentions and thus offers a promising target for information programmes. Population based time-trend studies show that public attitudes towards help-seeking have improved over the last decade. Discussion – The relationship between help-seeking intentions and actual help-seeking needs further exploration. While many studies have been able to relate attitudes to intentions, predicting actual help-seeking has proved more difficult.Declaration of Interest: None.

Mental illness stigma and disclosure in college students

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick W. Corrigan ◽  
Kristin A. Kosyluk ◽  
Fred Markowitz ◽  
Robyn Lewis Brown ◽  
Bridget Conlon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma

Examining the Attributions of Discrimination toward People with Mental Illness among Chinese College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Xi Zheng ◽  
John P. Keegan ◽  
David Rosenthal ◽  
William Talley ◽  
Celeste A. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Attribution Questionnaire ◽  
Culturally Influenced ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to test the usefulness of the attribution model (Corrigan, Markowitz, Watson, Rowan & Kubiak, 2003; Weiner, 1995) in a Chinese cultural context to explain Chinese college students’ perceptions of discrimination toward people with mental illness. A total of 293 college students (male = 142; female = 151; age from 18 to 22) completed an Attribution Questionnaire (AQ) after reading vignettes, consisting of a male who either used illicit drugs or had a traumatic brain injury. Data were analysed using a hierarchical regression to determine the amount of variance accounted for in discriminatory behaviours by the attribution model. The results showed, when controlling for all other factors, that controllability and the three emotions (pity, anger, and fear) were found to be significant predictors of discrimination. The relationship between controllability, responsibility, and discrimination was not consistent with the attribution model since responsibility did not mediate the controllability of cause. These results provide support for the idea that disability attributions are culturally influenced.

scholarly journals Resolving mental illness stigma: Should we seek normalcy or solidarity?

2016 ◽  
Vol 208 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick W. Corrigan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma ◽  
The Public ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
Pros And Cons

SummaryTwo approaches have emerged to deal with the stigma of mental illness: normalcy, where people with mental illness are framed as ‘just like everyone else’; and solidarity, where the public agrees to stand with those with mental illness regardless of their symptoms. Pros and cons of each approach are considered.

scholarly journals Insight and recovery and the stigma of mental illness - analysis of the phenomenon of insight in schizophrenia and its correlations with the processes of stigma and self-stigma

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
Ewelina Soroka ◽  
Kamila Dziwota ◽  
Justyna Pawęzka ◽  
Marcin Olajossy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma ◽  
Good Insight ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Risk Of Relapse

AbstractDoes better insight associated with the process of recovery mean a stronger sense of mental illness stigma? This article presents the relationship between a multidimensional construct, which is the insight and the phenomena of stigma and self-stigma of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. It is well known that the term insight contains: a sense of illness, the patient's attitude to its symptoms, explanation of the causes of the illness, attitude to the rationale of treatment and awareness of the risk of relapse. On the other hand, self-stigma occurs when the patient internalizes and refers to himself/herselfnegative and stigmatizing social attitudes, conditioned by the presence of conventionalbeliefs, strengthened by the media, and this weakens the process of recovery.How much does good insight strengthen the patient on the way to fuller social functioning, and how much does it imprint stigma of mental illness and weaken its positionin society? The authors of the paper are discussing the subject of insight and stigma from the patient's perspective, over the patient’s attitude towards the diagnosis of schizophrenia, the process of recovery and the aspect of hope - important in recovery. These study of construct insight shows that the relationship insight-recovery-stigma is a multi-dimensional plane, dependent on various factors, that needs constant deepening and complementing with further research.

scholarly journals Associations between screen time, physical activity, and depressive symptoms during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak among Chinese college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyan Wu ◽  
Shuman Tao ◽  
Shiyue Li ◽  
Le Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Chinese College Students

Abstract Background The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerges in China, which spreads rapidly and becomes a public health emergency of international concern. Chinese government has promptly taken quarantine measures to block the transmission of the COVID-19, which may cause deleterious consequences on everyone’s behaviors and psychological health. Few studies have examined the associations between behavioral and mental health in different endemic areas. This study aimed to describe screen time (ST), physical activity (PA), and depressive symptoms, as well as their associations among Chinese college students according to different epidemic areas. Methods The study design is cross-sectional using online survey, from 4 to 12 February 2020, 14,789 college students accomplished this online study, participants who did not complete the questionnaire were excluded, and finally this study included 11,787 college students from China. Results The average age of participants was 20.51 ± 1.88 years. 57.1% of the college students were male. In total, 25.9% of college students reported depression symptoms. ST > 4 h/day was positively correlated with depressive symptoms (β = 0.48, 95%CI 0.37–0.59). COVID-19ST > 1 h/day was positively correlated with depressive symptoms (β = 0.54, 95%CI 0.43–0.65), compared with COVID-19ST ≤ 0.5 h/day. Compared with PA ≥ 3 day/week, PA < 3 day/week was positively associated with depression symptoms (β = 0.01, 95%CI 0.008–0.012). Compared with low ST and high PA, there was an interaction association between high ST and low PA on depression (β = 0.31, 95%CI 0.26–0.36). Compared with low COVID-19ST and high PA, there was an interaction association between high COVID-19ST and low PA on depression (β = 0.37, 95%CI 0.32–0.43). There were also current residence areas differences. Conclusions Our findings identified that high ST or low PA was positively associated with depressive symptoms independently, and there was also an interactive effect between ST and PA on depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals Workplace Antistigma Programs at the Mental Health Commission of Canada: Part 1. Processes and Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5S-12S
Author(s):  
Andrew Szeto ◽  
Keith S. Dobson ◽  
Dorothy Luong ◽  
Terry Krupa ◽  
Bonnie Kirsh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Stigma Reduction ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
Health Initiatives

The Opening Minds Initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada has taken a novel approach to reducing the stigma of mental illness by targeting specific sectors. This first article describes Opening Minds’ research and programming initiatives in the workplace target group. This article describes the context of mental illness stigma in Canada and the development of the Opening Minds initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, with a specific focus on the workplace sector. We outline the steps that were taken to develop an evidence-based approach to stigma reduction in the workplace, including reviews of the state of the art in this workplace antistigma programming, as well as the development of tools and measures to assess mental illness stigma in the workplace. Finally, 2 specific program examples (e.g., Road to Mental Readiness and The Working Mind) are used to highlight some of the procedural and logistical learnings for implementing antistigma and mental health initiatives within the workplace. In a second related article, we further examine the Opening Minds workplace initiative, with a discussion of the lessons learned from the implementation and evaluation of antistigma programming in the workplace.

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