Social Support Modifies Perceived Stigmatization in the First Years of Mental Illness : A Longitudinal Approach  

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Mueller, Brigitte ; Nordt, Carlos ; Lauber, Christoph ; Rueesch, Peter ; Meyer, Peter C.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 62 no. 1 (Jan. 2006), page 39-49.
Topik: health; switzerland; stigma; social support social network; mental illness; coping

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS53.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Perceived stigmatization of mentally ill people impairs their social relations and well being. While perceived stigmatization theoretically and empirically has been accounted for as an independent and unalterable factor, this longitudinal study focuses on reciprocal effects between stigmatization and social ties. The duration of mental illness is included as a grouping variable to extend the longitudinal perspective. A sample of severely mentally ill persons (n = 165) in two psychiatric hospitals in zurich took part in a sturctured interview during their admission and 1 year later. Cross lagged path models were designed to test the interrelations of : 1. perceived stigmatization 2. a defensive stigma coping orientation 3. concrete stigmatizing experiences and either 4. social network, or 5. perceived social support as dependent variables. Contrary to previous findings, neither of the three components of stigmatization tested has any influence on social network or support. Social support, thoush strongly predicts perceived stigmatization 1 year later, but only in the group with a more recent onset of illness. This finding suggests that the percepetion of stigme is subject to modification in the course of new life circumstances and underlined the importance of activating social resources in the first years of mental illness. Duration of illness should be included a central variable in future research, as it influences the nature of the relation between stigmatization and social ties.

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