Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally support
Self-stigma (also known as internalized stigma) is common among individuals with mental illness, though less is known about its risk factors. We propose that social self-worth contingencies (over-reliance on others’ approval to maintain self-worth) confer risk for self-stigma, and that community con...
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| description | Self-stigma (also known as internalized stigma) is common among individuals with mental illness, though less is known about its risk factors. We propose that social self-worth contingencies (over-reliance on others’ approval to maintain self-worth) confer risk for self-stigma, and that community connectedness and ally support build resilience against it. The current study investigates links between self-worth contingencies, community/ally support, and self-stigma among 96 undergraduates (MAge = 20.33, SD = 1.66) from a medium-sized state university who self-reported one or more mental health conditions. We propose that community/ally support mediate the association between self-worth contingencies and self-stigma. Results support hypothesized correlations between social self-worth contingencies, ally support (participant-defined), and self-stigma, though do not support links with community connectedness or researchers’ definition of ally support. Participant-defined ally support predict self-stigma, controlling for self-worth contingencies, though do not meet all conditions for mediation. Rather, self-worth contingencies and ally support independently predict self-stigma. Participants’ descriptions of stigma and suggestions for addressing it are presented. Results have implications for prevention/intervention by addressing self-worth contingencies and fostering ally support, supporting a multi-prong (individual and community) approach to reduce self-stigma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c72887f5156241f2b197e717ec35c4d72025-01-28T13:12:06ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Mental Health2832-47652024-12-013112610.1080/28324765.2024.2310039Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally supportRebecca A. Burwell0Sierra Bias1Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts, USASouthern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire, USASelf-stigma (also known as internalized stigma) is common among individuals with mental illness, though less is known about its risk factors. We propose that social self-worth contingencies (over-reliance on others’ approval to maintain self-worth) confer risk for self-stigma, and that community connectedness and ally support build resilience against it. The current study investigates links between self-worth contingencies, community/ally support, and self-stigma among 96 undergraduates (MAge = 20.33, SD = 1.66) from a medium-sized state university who self-reported one or more mental health conditions. We propose that community/ally support mediate the association between self-worth contingencies and self-stigma. Results support hypothesized correlations between social self-worth contingencies, ally support (participant-defined), and self-stigma, though do not support links with community connectedness or researchers’ definition of ally support. Participant-defined ally support predict self-stigma, controlling for self-worth contingencies, though do not meet all conditions for mediation. Rather, self-worth contingencies and ally support independently predict self-stigma. Participants’ descriptions of stigma and suggestions for addressing it are presented. Results have implications for prevention/intervention by addressing self-worth contingencies and fostering ally support, supporting a multi-prong (individual and community) approach to reduce self-stigma.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28324765.2024.2310039self-stigmaself-worth contingenciesallysupportmental health |
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| title | Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally support |
| title_full | Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally support |
| title_fullStr | Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally support |
| title_short | Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally support |
| title_sort | mental health self stigma links with social self worth contingencies and ally support |
| topic | self-stigma self-worth contingencies ally support mental health |
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