Predictors of Patient Stigma Perception Appraisal: Testing a Dynamic Stigma Model of Mental Illness

Sebastian Gyamfi, Cheryl Forchuk, Richard Booth and Isaac Luginaah

SAGE Open, 2025, vol. 15, issue 1, 21582440251319983

Abstract: There is a lack of research on stigma as a socio-cultural, religious, and moral phenomenon. This study aimed to test a Dynamic Stigma Model of Mental Illness (DYSMO) among a cohort of outpatients. We used structural equation modeling techniques to examine hypothesized relationships within the DYSMO in a cohort of 330 participants. Confirmatory factor analysis produced a model with five latent variables and 17 indicators. All factor loadings were significant at p  = .05). Mediation analysis on the full structural model produced standardized fit indices that include the following: (χ 2 / df  = 335.403 (105)), p  = .000; RMSEA = 0.08 (90% CI: [0.072, 0.092]; CFI = 0.921; SRMSR = 0.059; TLI = 0.90). Overall, the study revealed that religiocultural, and structural violence perspectives can promote and damage perceptions about mental illness.

Keywords: mental illness; stigma; structural violence; religiocultural beliefs; stigma perception appraisal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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