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Revisiting "Conceptualizing Stigma": Unpacking Minority College Students' Stigmatization on Reddit
Chaeeun Han1, Sangpil Youm2, Hojeong Yoo3
1Department of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking
|March 28, 2026
Summary
Minority college students face stigma impacting mental health. This study reveals how stigma components like stereotyping and discrimination vary across gender, race, religion, and profession, intensifying with intersecting identities.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Sociology
- Computer Science
Background:
- Stigma detrimentally affects minority college students' mental health.
- Limited understanding exists regarding how stigma processes differ among various minority groups.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the emergence of stigma components (labeling, stereotyping, separation, status loss, discrimination) across diverse minority statuses.
- To examine how intersecting identities intensify these stigma processes among college students.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 331,353 posts from the r/college subreddit.
- Utilized a Stereotype BERT model with stance detection.
- Extended the model using semantic distance measures to identify status loss and discrimination.
Main Results:
- Professional identity posts showed the highest association with stereotyping.
- Racial identity posts exhibited higher frequencies of status loss and discrimination.
- Intersecting identities demonstrated the strongest association with compounded stigma.
Conclusions:
- Emphasizes the necessity of intersectional approaches to comprehend stigma.
- Highlights the compounded vulnerabilities faced by racial minorities and multiply-marginalized students.
- Informs targeted interventions for mental health support in diverse student populations.
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