Stigma toward individuals with intellectual disabilities and severe mental disorders: analysis of postgraduate university students’ perceptions
Alvaro Moraleda Ruano,
Diego Galán-Casado
Abstract:Purpose
The purpose of this study is to delve into societal stigma surrounding severe mental disorders and intellectual disabilities, emphasizing gender differences and students’ proximity influence.
Design/methodology/approach
Involving 572 Spanish master’s students, this nonexperimental study categorizes participants based on contact frequency, using Goratu and CAEE questionnaires to measure stigma.
Findings
Gender-based stigma differences are absent; however, increased contact correlates with lower stig… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.