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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Stigma surrounding mental health significantly influences individuals' willingness to seek and engage in treatment.
  • Understanding the nuances of internalized and public stigma is crucial for developing effective mental health interventions.
  • Racial disparities in mental health treatment seeking necessitate an examination of how stigma operates within different communities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mediating role of internalized stigma in the relationship between public stigma and treatment-related attitudes and behaviors.
  • To compare these effects across African American and white adults.
  • To identify specific pathways through which stigma influences mental health treatment engagement.

Main Methods:

  • A community sample of 449 African American and white adults (aged 18+) participated in telephone surveys.
  • Data collected included depressive symptoms, demographic characteristics, levels of internalized and public stigma, and attitudes toward mental health treatment.
  • Multiple regression analyses, including within-group comparisons, were employed to examine the study's hypotheses.

Main Results:

  • Internalized stigma was found to mediate the relationship between public stigma and attitudes toward mental health treatment.
  • This mediating effect was significant only for white adults.
  • Among African American adults, internalized stigma did not mediate public stigma but was directly associated with negative attitudes toward mental health treatment.

Conclusions:

  • The internalization of stigma is a critical factor in the development of negative attitudes towards mental health care.
  • Interventions aimed at reducing stigma should consider the differential impact of internalized stigma across racial groups.
  • Future research and community-based efforts should focus on addressing internalized stigma to improve mental health treatment seeking behaviors.