Ethnicity, Life Satisfaction, Stress, Familiarity, and Stigma Toward Mental Health Treatment

The authors examined the relative contribution of ethnicity, life satisfaction, level of stress, familiarity with mental health treatment, and self‐ and public stigma on attitudes toward mental health treatment among a diverse sample (N = 632) of adults. Results indicated that ethnicity, stress, fam...

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Published inJournal of counseling and development Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 83 - 93
Main Authors Crowe, Allison, Kim, Taehee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2020
Subjects
Attitudes
Ethnicity
Familiarity
Health behavior
Life satisfaction
Life stress
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mental health services
mental health treatment
Public opinion
Stigma
Stress
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Summary:The authors examined the relative contribution of ethnicity, life satisfaction, level of stress, familiarity with mental health treatment, and self‐ and public stigma on attitudes toward mental health treatment among a diverse sample (N = 632) of adults. Results indicated that ethnicity, stress, familiarity, and self‐stigma of mental illness were significant predictors of attitudes. Additionally, familiarity with mental health treatment moderated the relationship between public stigma and attitude.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/jcad.12302