The Self–Stigma of Mental Illness: Implications for Self–Esteem and Self–Efficacy

By P. Corrigan, A. Watson, L. Barr. 2006

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Subfields: Health, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Resisting the Stigma of Mental Illness (2011, background): “…unmarried, and substantial percentages (30 to 50 percent) are unemployed, suggesting that a good proportion may not be actively parenting either (e.g., Corrigan et al. 2006; Estroff et al. 1991; Jenkins and Carpenter-Song 2005; Kleim et al. 2008; Link et al. 1989; Vauth et al. 2007; Wahl 1999a).”
Self-stigma in people with mental illness. (2006, methodology): “While our prior work found that depression partially explains self-esteem and self-efficacy, self-stigma explains significant and unique variance.(21) Thus, we did not include depression current analysis.”
Stigma and Help Seeking for Mental Health Among College Students (2009, background): “This seems to support the ideas that personal attitudes are significantly shaped by prevailing public attitudes (Link, 1987) and that awareness is a precursor to agreement with stereotypes (Corrigan et al., 2006).”
Mental Health Smartphone Apps: Review and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Future Developments (2016, positive): “Self-stigma from this labeling can be harmful, lowering self-esteem and self-efficacy [96].”
Stigma: Advances in Theory and Research (2013, background): “The Interrelatedness of Different Forms of Stigma We have theorized that public stigma is at the root of selfstigma (Corrigan, Watson, & Barr, 2006), stigma by association (Corrigan et al., 2006), and structural stigma (Corrigan & Lam, 2007).”
Return to work among employees with mental health problems: Development and validation of a self-efficacy questionnaire (2010, background): “These efficacy cognitions are expected to be prominently present among those with mental health problems, as mental disorders often erode a positive self-concept by the very nature of the disorder (Corrigan, Watson, & Barr, 2006 ).”
Predicting Self-Esteem and Intentions to Seek Counseling (2015, background): “The Internalized Stigma Model Research has explored distinctions between the public stigma of mental illness and the self-stigma of mental illness (Corrigan et al., 2006); the public stigma of seeking psychological help and the self-stigma of seeking psychological help (Vogel, Bitman, et al.,…”
Invisible Stripes? Formerly Incarcerated Persons' Perceptions of Stigma (2012, background): “( 2006 ) refer to Link's scale as “stereotype awareness,” because it measures individuals' recognition of the general public's negative view of the group as a whole.”
Correlates and consequences of internalized stigma for people living with mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2010, methodology): “For example, the SelfStigma of Mental Illness Scale includes a subscale, ‘self-esteem decrement’, that measures the degree to which “the person’s selfesteem is diminished due to concurrence with the negative belief” (Corrigan et al., 2006, p. 877).”