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Contact-based education effectively reduces stigma in Canadian high school students. However, interventions need standardization, and male students, especially those with mental illness, show varied responses to anti-stigma programs.

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • Stigma surrounding mental illness remains a significant issue among adolescents.
  • Contact-based education offers a potential strategy to reduce stigma by fostering direct interaction.
  • Understanding student characteristics that influence intervention success is crucial for optimizing outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of contact-based education interventions in Canadian high schools.
  • To identify student characteristics associated with successful outcomes in stigma reduction.
  • To analyze the impact of these interventions on academic performance and social acceptance.

Main Methods:

  • A meta-analysis of 21 contact-based education interventions involving 5047 high school students.
  • A one-group pretest/posttest design with standardized instruments to measure behavioral intent.
  • Mixed-effects logistic regression to identify key student characteristics.

Main Results:

  • Interventions, despite heterogeneity, generally improved academic performance, with odds of achieving an A grade increasing 2.57 times.
  • Males were less likely to pass overall, but those disclosing mental illness were more likely to pass.
  • A small percentage (3%) of students, predominantly males, experienced a decrease in social acceptance.

Conclusions:

  • Contact-based education is a promising approach for reducing stigma in high school students.
  • Standardization and fidelity criteria are needed to minimize intervention variability.
  • Differential responses to anti-stigma programming exist between genders, particularly for students with self-reported mental illness.