Prejudices as Precondition for Stigmatization of People Based on Mental Health Sign

- Korobka, Larysa (orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-0624) and Yastremska, Iryna (orcid.org/0000-0001-6884-6705) (2023) Prejudices as Precondition for Stigmatization of People Based on Mental Health Sign Journal of Psychological Science and Research, 1 (3). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2770-6990

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Abstract

The research presents the problem of mental health stigma due to the existence of stereotypes and prejudices about people with mental disorders as the basis of their stigmatization. We aimed to discover prejudices and stereotypes among teachers about people with mental health disorders as the precondition for stigmatization based on mental health and their level of tolerance. As well as that another research purpose was to determine the content of socio-psychological work to overcome such prejudices, increase tolerance for otherness and prevent the spreading of stigmatization in various social and educational environments. The online survey took 1680 people – pedagogical workers from different regions of Ukraine. Our research has shown that fears and feelings associated with mental disorders lead to prejudice, to rationalize, justify negative feelings, and treat stigmatized people negatively. These prejudices are rather veiled, hidden, because of their opened expression is still socially unacceptable. The analysis of the problem allowed us to conclude that it is necessary to determine the main directions of work with different target groups to reduce existing prejudices prevent the spread of social stigma and increase tolerance for otherness in various social and educational environments.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	stigma, people with mental health disorders, implicit prejudices, overcoming prejudices
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 6 Applied Sciences. Medicine. Technology > 61 Medical sciences
Divisions:	The Institute of Social and Political Psychology > Laboratory for Mass and Community Psychology
Depositing User:	ст.н. Лариса Миколаївна Коробка
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2023 14:06
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2023 14:06
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/737442

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