Icelandic inclusion, German hesitation and American fear: A cross-cultural comparison of mental-health stigma and the media ...
Aims: Quantitative survey research findings reveal that Western countries have lower rates of public stigma surrounding mental illness than other nations. However, qualitative media research across selected Western countries reports differences in stigmatising messages. Here, we take an in-depth loo...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.4054877.v1 https://figshare.com/collections/Icelandic_inclusion_German_hesitation_and_American_fear_A_cross-cultural_comparison_of_mental-health_stigma_and_the_media/4054877/1 |
| Summary: | Aims: Quantitative survey research findings reveal that Western countries have lower rates of public stigma surrounding mental illness than other nations. However, qualitative media research across selected Western countries reports differences in stigmatising messages. Here, we take an in-depth look at country-level data exploring both similarities and differences in this stigma across three countries. Specifically, we use previous findings on global differences in public stigma and media to examine whether there is a correspondence between themes in newspaper reporting and variations in attitudes across seven stigma dimensions. Methods: The Stigma in Global Context – Mental Health Study provides nationally representative data from Iceland ( N =1033; response rate=71%), Germany ( N =1255; response rate=63.16%) and the USA ( N =1425; response rate=67.31%). We limit analyses to respondents who received a vignette describing an individual meeting clinical criterion for schizophrenia or depression. Exploratory ... |
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