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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Mental Health Services Research

Background:

  • Psychotherapy is often underutilized due to self-stigma, the internalized shame associated with seeking mental health treatment.
  • Reducing self-stigma is crucial for improving access to psychological services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate if a self-affirmation intervention can decrease self-stigma related to psychotherapy.
  • To examine the indirect effects of self-affirmation on intentions and willingness to seek psychotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • 84 undergraduates experiencing psychological distress were randomly assigned to a self-affirmation or a control writing task.
  • Participants completed pretest and posttest measures of self-stigma, intentions, and willingness to seek psychotherapy.

Main Results:

  • The self-affirmation group reported significantly lower self-stigma post-intervention compared to the control group.
  • Self-affirmation positively influenced willingness to seek psychotherapy indirectly.
  • No significant indirect effect was found on intentions to seek psychotherapy.

Conclusions:

  • Self-affirmation interventions show promise in reducing self-stigma, a key barrier to psychotherapy.
  • This strategy may inform the development of interventions to increase the uptake of mental health services.