Chinese College Students' Stigmatization towards People with Mental Illness: Familiarity, Perceived Dangerousness, Fear, and Social Distance

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作者
Li, Xu-Hong [1 ]
Wong, Yin-Ling Irene [2 ]
Wu, Qinglu [3 ]
Ran, Mao-Sheng [4 ]
Zhang, Tian-Ming [5 ]
机构
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social & Behav Sci, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Penn, Sch Social Policy & Practice, Philadelphia, PA 16802 USA
[3] Beijing Normal Univ, Inst Adv Studies Humanities & Social Sci, Zhuhai 519087, Peoples R China
[4] Sichuan Univ, West China Hosp, Mental Hlth Ctr, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China
[5] Shanghai Univ, Dept Social Work, Shanghai 200444, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家社会科学基金;
关键词
college students; familiarity; fear; perceived dangerousness; social distance; PUBLIC STIGMA; SELF-STIGMA; ATTITUDES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ATTRIBUTION; PERCEPTIONS; POPULATION; DEPRESSION; UNIVERSITY; CONTACT;
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10.3390/healthcare12171715
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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Background: Attribution models have been examined in Western countries. However, little is known about the applicability of the attitude-emotion-behavior model within Chinese culture. This study aimed to examine the association between familiarity, perceived dangerousness, fear, and social distance towards persons with mental illness (PMI) in the Chinese context. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from October to November 2022 in mainland China. A total of 1493 college students completed a questionnaire evaluating familiarity, perception of dangerousness, fear, and social distance regarding PMI. Path analysis was employed to validate the model proposed in this study. Results: Participants expressed moderate to high levels of stigma towards PMI. Familiarity was negatively associated with social distance (p < 0.01). Participants who perceived PMI as dangerous were more prone to exhibit a reaction of fear (p < 0.001), consequently leading to social distance (p < 0.01). However, the mediating effect of perceived dangerousness and fear on the relationship between familiarity and social distance was not significant (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study provide support for Corrigan's attributional model of stigma in the Chinese context. Contact-based interventions for stigma reduction should emphasize multiple elements of contact, including the quality of contact, rather than familiarity.
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