Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries

Research has shown that prejudice and negative attitudes toward those who are experiencing mental illness are widespread, but those attitudes reduce the quality of life and recovery of individuals experiencing such problems In this article, we use a survey to evaluate the extent and causes of negati...

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Main Authors: Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún, Bernburg, Jón Gunnar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
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spelling fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3725 2023-11-12T04:19:09+01:00 Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries Fordómar og geðræn vandamál: Samanburður á þremur löndum Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún Bernburg, Jón Gunnar 2023-10-13 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3725 isl ice School of Social Sciences https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3725/2317 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3725 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2010): Issue of 2010; 69-94 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 1 Nr. 1 (2010): Árshefti 2010; 69-94 Geðræn vandamál fordómar samanburðarrannsóknir Bandaríkin Ísland Þýskaland Mental health problems stigma comparative research Germany Iceland USA info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-10-18T22:54:52Z Research has shown that prejudice and negative attitudes toward those who are experiencing mental illness are widespread, but those attitudes reduce the quality of life and recovery of individuals experiencing such problems In this article, we use a survey to evaluate the extent and causes of negative attitudes among the public in three countries: Iceland, the United States, and Germany Our results indicate the existence of widespread prejudice and negative attitudes in all three countries. We also show that people across the three countries are more negative toward individuals experiencing mental illness if they define the condition as an illness. Finally, the results indicate that prejudice and negative attitudes toward this group are less common in Iceland and in Germany than in the United States. Rannsóknir hafa leitt í ljós að fordómar og neikvæð viðhorf í garð þeirra sem eiga við geðræn vandamál að stríða eru afar útbreidd, en slík viðhorf virðast skerða lífsgæði og batahorfur einstaklinga sem þjást af vandamálum af þessum toga. Í þessari grein notum við spurningalistakönnun til þess að meta umfang og orsakir neikvæðra fordóma meðal almennings í þremur löndum: Íslandi, Bandaríkjunum og Þýskalandi. Niðurstöður okkar staðfesta verulega útbreiðslu fordóma og neikvæðra viðhorfa í öllum þremur löndunum. Jafnframt kemur í ljós að fólk í öllum löndunum sýnir neikvæðari viðbrögð gagnvart ein staklingum sem eiga við geðrænt vandamál að stríða þegar það skilgreinir ástandið sem sjúk dóm. Loks benda niðurstöður til þess að fordómar og neikvæð viðhorf gagnvart þessum hópi hafi minni útbreiðslu á Íslandi og Þýskalandi en í Bandaríkjunum. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals
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language Icelandic
topic Geðræn vandamál
fordómar
samanburðarrannsóknir
Bandaríkin
Ísland
Þýskaland
Mental health problems
stigma
comparative research
Germany
Iceland
USA
spellingShingle Geðræn vandamál
fordómar
samanburðarrannsóknir
Bandaríkin
Ísland
Þýskaland
Mental health problems
stigma
comparative research
Germany
Iceland
USA
Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún
Bernburg, Jón Gunnar
Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries
topic_facet Geðræn vandamál
fordómar
samanburðarrannsóknir
Bandaríkin
Ísland
Þýskaland
Mental health problems
stigma
comparative research
Germany
Iceland
USA
description Research has shown that prejudice and negative attitudes toward those who are experiencing mental illness are widespread, but those attitudes reduce the quality of life and recovery of individuals experiencing such problems In this article, we use a survey to evaluate the extent and causes of negative attitudes among the public in three countries: Iceland, the United States, and Germany Our results indicate the existence of widespread prejudice and negative attitudes in all three countries. We also show that people across the three countries are more negative toward individuals experiencing mental illness if they define the condition as an illness. Finally, the results indicate that prejudice and negative attitudes toward this group are less common in Iceland and in Germany than in the United States. Rannsóknir hafa leitt í ljós að fordómar og neikvæð viðhorf í garð þeirra sem eiga við geðræn vandamál að stríða eru afar útbreidd, en slík viðhorf virðast skerða lífsgæði og batahorfur einstaklinga sem þjást af vandamálum af þessum toga. Í þessari grein notum við spurningalistakönnun til þess að meta umfang og orsakir neikvæðra fordóma meðal almennings í þremur löndum: Íslandi, Bandaríkjunum og Þýskalandi. Niðurstöður okkar staðfesta verulega útbreiðslu fordóma og neikvæðra viðhorfa í öllum þremur löndunum. Jafnframt kemur í ljós að fólk í öllum löndunum sýnir neikvæðari viðbrögð gagnvart ein staklingum sem eiga við geðrænt vandamál að stríða þegar það skilgreinir ástandið sem sjúk dóm. Loks benda niðurstöður til þess að fordómar og neikvæð viðhorf gagnvart þessum hópi hafi minni útbreiðslu á Íslandi og Þýskalandi en í Bandaríkjunum.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún
Bernburg, Jón Gunnar
author_facet Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún
Bernburg, Jón Gunnar
author_sort Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún
title Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries
title_short Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries
title_full Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries
title_fullStr Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries
title_full_unstemmed Stigma and mental problems: Comparison of three countries
title_sort stigma and mental problems: comparison of three countries
publisher School of Social Sciences
publishDate 2023
url https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3725
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op_source The Icelandic Society; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2010): Issue of 2010; 69-94
Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 1 Nr. 1 (2010): Árshefti 2010; 69-94
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