Socio-psychological mediators of the relationship between behavioral health stigma and psychiatric symptoms

Bronwyn A. Hunter, Nathaniel Vincent Mohatt, Dana M. Prince, Azure B. Thompson, Samantha L. Matlin and Jacob Kraemer Tebes

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 181, issue C, 177-183

Abstract: The stigma associated with mental illness or addiction is significantly and positively related to psychiatric symptoms. According to Modified Labeling Theory, several processes should mediate this relationship, including rejection experiences, stigma management (secrecy coping), and social support. In the first comprehensive test of this theory, we examined a serial mediation model on three waves of data from 138 adults receiving outpatient behavioral health treatment.

Keywords: Stigma; Substance abuse; Addiction; Mental health; Mental illness; Mediators; Modified Labeling Theory; African American (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.049

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