Oral Presentations
Race and Gender in the Stigmatization of Mental Illness
Location
Schewel 208
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
23
Start Date
4-6-2022 11:15 AM
End Date
4-6-2022 11:30 AM
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that men and minorities are more likely to experience stigma for having mental illnesses (Dupont-Reyes et al., 2020). This study was conducted to determine whether there was an impact of race and gender on internal and external mental illness stigma. The participants were 179 undergraduate students at a college that is majority white and female. It was hypothesized that men and minorities would experience more internal and external stigma than women and Caucasians. The hypotheses were tested by having participants read a vignette of a mentally ill person whose race and gender were manipulated, and then complete measures on general external stigma, workplace stigma, and internalized stigma. A 2x3 Factorial ANOVA showed that men are more likely to experience external stigma in the workplace, whereas women are more likely to experience general external stigma, and report experiencing internal stigma. This external stigma imposed on mentally ill men and women can be damaging, and may contribute to internalized stigma.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Alisha Marciano
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Race and Gender in the Stigmatization of Mental Illness
Schewel 208
Previous studies have shown that men and minorities are more likely to experience stigma for having mental illnesses (Dupont-Reyes et al., 2020). This study was conducted to determine whether there was an impact of race and gender on internal and external mental illness stigma. The participants were 179 undergraduate students at a college that is majority white and female. It was hypothesized that men and minorities would experience more internal and external stigma than women and Caucasians. The hypotheses were tested by having participants read a vignette of a mentally ill person whose race and gender were manipulated, and then complete measures on general external stigma, workplace stigma, and internalized stigma. A 2x3 Factorial ANOVA showed that men are more likely to experience external stigma in the workplace, whereas women are more likely to experience general external stigma, and report experiencing internal stigma. This external stigma imposed on mentally ill men and women can be damaging, and may contribute to internalized stigma.