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The Self-Stigma Process in Criminal Offenders.
Kelly E Moore1, June P Tangney1, Jeffrey B Stuewig1
1Department of Psychology, George Mason University.
Stigma and Health
|October 21, 2016
Summary
This study explored how perceived stigma influences self-stigma in incarcerated individuals. Perceived stigma indirectly leads to internalized stigma and directly impacts anticipated stigma.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Criminology
- Sociology
Background:
- Conviction leads to the label "criminal offender," potentially causing self-stigma.
- Self-stigma is linked to poor functioning in stigmatized groups.
- Limited research exists on the mechanisms of self-stigma among criminal offenders.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine a theoretical model of self-stigma in male jail inmates.
- To understand how perceived stigma influences stereotype agreement, internalized stigma, and anticipated stigma.
- To investigate the moderating roles of race, criminal identity, and attitudes toward criminals.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 203 male jail inmates completed assessments prior to release.
- The study assessed perceived stigma, stereotype agreement, internalized stigma, and anticipated stigma.
- Statistical analyses examined indirect and direct pathways between constructs.
Main Results:
- A significant indirect path was found from perceived stigma to stereotype agreement to internalized stigma.
- Perceived stigma was directly related to anticipated stigma.
- The model did not support an indirect path from perceived stigma to anticipated stigma via stereotype agreement and internalized stigma.
Conclusions:
- Perceived stigma impacts the self through two distinct processes: indirectly fostering internalized stigma and directly influencing anticipated stigma.
- Understanding these pathways is crucial for interventions aimed at reducing self-stigma in this population.
- Race, criminal identity, and attitudes toward criminals may moderate these self-stigma processes.
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