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Article: The relationship between personal and interpersonal mental health experiences and stigma-related outcomes in Hong Kong

TitleThe relationship between personal and interpersonal mental health experiences and stigma-related outcomes in Hong Kong
Authors
Keywordscultural sensitivity
Hong Kong
Mental health
mental illness
stigma and discrimination
Issue Date17-Apr-2023
PublisherCambridge University Press
Citation
BJPsych Open, 2023, v. 9, n. 3 How to Cite?
Abstract

Background

Previous research indicates that personal mental health experiences (e.g. one's current mental health status) and interpersonal mental health experiences (e.g. one's familiarity with someone with mental illness) are associated with stigma-related outcomes. These outcomes include knowledge, attitudes and desire for social distance from people with mental illness.

Aims

To explore the extent to which current personal mental health status and familiarity with mental illness predict stigma-related outcomes in Hong Kong.

Method

Data were drawn from a larger research project examining mental well-being in Hong Kong citizens. Citizens (N = 1010) aged ≥18 years were surveyed between August and September 2021.

Results

Multiple regression analyses revealed that immediate family and friends showed better attitudinal outcomes and lower desire for social distance compared with people who did not know anyone with mental illness (all β > 1.00, all P < 0.05), whereas people with personal experience of mental illness showed higher prejudicial attitudes compared with people who did not know anyone with mental illness (β = −0.744, P = 0.016). Better current personal mental health predicted lower prejudicial attitudes (β = 0.488, P < 0.001) and mixed outcomes on different realms of mental health knowledge.

Conclusions

Cultural concerns surrounding ‘saving face’ and emphasis on collectivistic values may explain the nonlinear relationship between personal and interpersonal mental health experiences and stigma-related outcomes. Future anti-stigma interventions should tailor their approaches to the needs of people with different levels of familiarity with mental illness and include efforts to support the mental health of the overall population.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/336517
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 3.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.458
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dc.contributor.authorNg, S-
dc.contributor.authorReidy, H-
dc.contributor.authorWong, PWC-
dc.contributor.authorZayts-Spence, O-
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-08T07:57:40Z-
dc.date.available2024-02-08T07:57:40Z-
dc.date.issued2023-04-17-
dc.identifier.citationBJPsych Open, 2023, v. 9, n. 3-
dc.identifier.issn2056-4724-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/336517-
dc.description.abstract<p>Background</p><p>Previous research indicates that personal mental health experiences (e.g. one's current mental health status) and interpersonal mental health experiences (e.g. one's familiarity with someone with mental illness) are associated with stigma-related outcomes. These outcomes include knowledge, attitudes and desire for social distance from people with mental illness.</p><p>Aims</p><p>To explore the extent to which current personal mental health status and familiarity with mental illness predict stigma-related outcomes in Hong Kong.</p><p>Method</p><p>Data were drawn from a larger research project examining mental well-being in Hong Kong citizens. Citizens (N = 1010) aged ≥18 years were surveyed between August and September 2021.</p><p>Results</p><p>Multiple regression analyses revealed that immediate family and friends showed better attitudinal outcomes and lower desire for social distance compared with people who did not know anyone with mental illness (all β > 1.00, all P < 0.05), whereas people with personal experience of mental illness showed higher prejudicial attitudes compared with people who did not know anyone with mental illness (β = −0.744, P = 0.016). Better current personal mental health predicted lower prejudicial attitudes (β = 0.488, P < 0.001) and mixed outcomes on different realms of mental health knowledge.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>Cultural concerns surrounding ‘saving face’ and emphasis on collectivistic values may explain the nonlinear relationship between personal and interpersonal mental health experiences and stigma-related outcomes. Future anti-stigma interventions should tailor their approaches to the needs of people with different levels of familiarity with mental illness and include efforts to support the mental health of the overall population.</p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherCambridge University Press-
dc.relation.ispartofBJPsych Open-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectcultural sensitivity-
dc.subjectHong Kong-
dc.subjectMental health-
dc.subjectmental illness-
dc.subjectstigma and discrimination-
dc.titleThe relationship between personal and interpersonal mental health experiences and stigma-related outcomes in Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1192/bjo.2023.39-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85153536180-
dc.identifier.volume9-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.eissn2056-4724-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000973379200001-
dc.identifier.issnl2056-4724-

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