Self-stigma, empowerment, and perceived legitimacy of discrimination among women with mental illness

Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association
Nicolas RüschPatrick W Corrigan

Abstract

The study sought to better understand why some people with mental illness self-stigmatize and develop low self-esteem while others remain indifferent to stigma or respond with a sense of empowerment. The authors hypothesized that a high level of perceived discrimination, little sense of identification with the group of people with mental illness, and a high level of perceived legitimacy of discrimination lead to self-stigma. Sixty women with borderline personality disorder and 30 women with social phobia, who were recruited at three centers in Germany and Switzerland, completed stigma-related questionnaires. After depression and index diagnosis were controlled for, a low level of perceived discrimination and of the legitimacy of discrimination predicted high self-esteem and high empowerment. Identification with the group of people with mental illness did not predict self-esteem or empowerment. Perceived legitimacy of discrimination may be a crucial determinant of a person's response to stigma.

Associated Clinical Trials

Citations

Oct 5, 2010·Community Mental Health Journal·Layne K StromwallKathy E Bashor
Nov 1, 2011·Community Mental Health Journal·Patrick W CorriganNicolas Rüsch
Nov 27, 2008·Maternal and Child Health Journal·Shervin S ChurchillGail M Kieckhefer
Jun 8, 2012·Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences·G Thornicroft
Jul 10, 2009·Psychological Bulletin·Elizabeth A Pascoe, Laura Smart Richman
Oct 19, 2010·Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking·Raj K KalapatapuMarianne S Goodman
Mar 27, 2010·BMC Health Services Research·Elaine BrohanGraham Thornicroft
Mar 16, 2013·American Journal of Public Health·Patrick W CorriganNicolas Rüsch
May 22, 2013·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience·Nicolas RüschWulf Rössler
Jan 18, 2014·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·Nicolas RüschPatrick W Corrigan
Dec 2, 2009·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·Nicolas RüschKaren Batia
Aug 7, 2009·Issues in Mental Health Nursing·Roberta Waite, Nicole Ivey
May 15, 2012·Psychiatry Research·Patrick W CorriganNicolas Rüsch
Mar 11, 2010·Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry·Abraham MukoloKenneth A Wallston
Mar 5, 2016·International Journal of Mental Health Nursing·Matt Laurence Bowen
Mar 23, 2010·General Hospital Psychiatry·William A VegaAlfonso Ang
Mar 10, 2009·Schizophrenia Research·Nicolas RüschKaren Batia
Jun 12, 2009·World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)·Patrick W CorriganNicolas Rüsch
Jun 3, 2009·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·N RüschK Batia
Jan 12, 2008·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing·D L MacInnes, M Lewis
Oct 25, 2011·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·A UçokUNKNOWN INDIGO Study Group
Nov 3, 2011·International Journal of Psychology : Journal International De Psychologie·S Gulfem Cakir, Oya Yerin Guneri
Apr 1, 2010·Journal of Community Psychology·Patrick W CorriganNicolas Rüsch
Feb 27, 2008·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·Nicolas RüschMartin Bohus
Nov 27, 2015·Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences·N OexleN Rüsch
Apr 14, 2016·Behaviour Research and Therapy·Alicia E MeuretStefan G Hofmann
Mar 31, 2015·Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences·N Rüsch, T Becker
Dec 3, 2014·Social Science & Medicine·Mirja KoschorkeVikram Patel
Oct 12, 2010·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·Georg SchomerusMichael Lucht
Jun 22, 2013·Social Science & Medicine·Patrick W Corrigan, Mandy W M Fong
Nov 10, 2009·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·Nicolas RüschPatrick W Corrigan
Aug 30, 2014·European Psychiatry : the Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·M LanfrediUNKNOWN ASPEN Study group
Sep 2, 2014·Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse·Gina T RazaJefferson D Parker

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
cognitive-behavioral therapy

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.

Related Papers

Schizophrenia Bulletin
Amy C WatsonMolly Sells
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Nicolas RüschPatrick W Corrigan
The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
Nicolas RüschKaren Batia
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved