The stigma of mental illness : generational differences, help seeking behaviours and quality of life
Year: 2012
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of the current study was to investigate gender differences in help seeking \nbehaviours for mental illness, age differences in stigmatizing attitudes and quality of life \nas a predictor for stigmatizing attitudes. This was a quantitative study that investigated \nthe above hypotheses with a questionnaire, given to 136 participants of all ages. The \nresults indicate that there was a significant difference between the ages in relation to \nstigmatizing attitudes. There was a gender difference between attitudes towards seeking \nhelp for psychological illness. Satisfaction with life was a valid predictor for stigmatizing \nattitudes. This study can therefore conclude that quality of life is important in how a \nperson reacts to a person with mental illness, similarly as is age and gender. Author keywords: Stigma, mental illness, quality of life, help seeking
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: Geraldine Brett
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1593198507