Suicide in China: Community Attitudes and Stigma

Gearing, Robin E.; Brewer, Kathryne B.; Cheung, Monit; Leung, Patrick; Chen, Wanzhen; He, Xuesong

doi:10.1177/0030222821991313

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“…(2) What would you call Juana's problem? Participants were then asked to complete a 14-item measure of mental health-related stigma [23]. The 14 items represented five distinct dimensions of perceived public stigma including the following:…”

Section: Mental Illness Awareness and Related Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Each item was measured on a 7-point Likert-type scale with "1 = Very unlikely" to "7 = Very likely." Nine items were reverse coded as recommended [23], and then summed, with higher scores representing higher levels of stigma. The questions that were associated with each domain of public stigma can be found in Table 1.…”

Section: Mental Illness Awareness and Related Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Latinos’ Conceptualization of Depression, Diabetes, and Mental Health–Related Stigma

Washburn

Brewer

Gearing

et al. 2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Depression and diabetes are two of the most common health conditions experienced by those from Latino backgrounds. However, community-based stigma toward these health conditions may discourage those experiencing symptoms of depression or diabetes from seeking professional assistance. To assess stigma in the Latino community toward these common health conditions, a community-based sample of 469 Latino participants in a major urban area in the [Southwestern United States -Houston, TX] completed a face-to-face survey using an experimental vignette methodology. Participants were asked to name the problem that the subject of the vignette was experiencing based on the symptoms described in the vignette. This survey also inquired about public stigma toward individuals experiencing symptoms of depression and/or diabetes. Results indicate that although the majority (60%) of the sample were able to correctly identify symptoms of depression, it was more difficult for them to identify symptoms of depression with co-occurring diabetes. Overall levels of public stigma toward those experiencing depression were moderate, and co-occurring symptoms of diabetes did not moderate stigma toward those experiencing depression. These findings indicate a need for intervention approaches within the Latino community to increase health literacy related to depression and type 2 diabetes, as well as an ongoing need to reduce stigma toward those experiencing symptoms of depression. Implications for future research, practice, and health promotion are discussed.

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Section: Mental Illness Awareness and Related Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mental Illness Awareness and Related Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

Latinos’ Conceptualization of Depression, Diabetes, and Mental Health–Related Stigma

Washburn

Brewer

Gearing

et al. 2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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“…Erving Goffman first used stigma to describe social members who were socially "abnormal". Researchers have proposed different classifications for stigma [42,43]. Stigma can be classified into two types: public stigma and self-stigma [44].…”

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“…Public stigma refers to the words or actions of the majority with prejudice toward minority groups in society, and self-stigma is identifiable in the members of a stigmatized group who proactively accept these prejudgments [45]. The former usually occurs first with false allegations and labels from others that are then internalized by victims, followed by self-stigma which may threaten personal mental health [43,46]. This phenomenon is found to be much more common in people with mental illness, who have a significantly high rate of suicidal ideation [31,47].…”

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The Roles of Endorsement and Stigma in Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among Chinese College Students

Lyu

Liu

2023

IJERPH

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Previous studies have suggested that stereotypes towards suicide, including endorsement of suicide and stigma toward suicide, may contribute to suicidal ideation and behaviors. However, this has not been examined directly. In this study, we examined whether endorsement of suicide and stigma toward suicide are involved in the pathway from suicidal ideation to suicide attempts among college students. To this end, we used the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS), the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), and the Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) to assess suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, endorsement of suicide, and stigma toward suicide, respectively, in a sample of 944 Chinese college students (mean age, 20.97 years). Using mediation analysis, we found that suicidal ideation partially mediated the relationship between endorsement of suicide and suicide attempts and between stigma toward suicide and suicide attempts. These findings provide novel evidence that endorsement of suicide and stigma toward suicide are closely associated with suicide attempts, but partially through the influences of suicidal ideation. Future studies should elaborate on their longitudinal relationships. Implications of these findings for clinical practices are discussed with reference to the ideation-to-action framework of suicide, aiming to reduce suicidal behaviors.

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“…Mental Health-Related Stigma. Following each vignette, participants completed 14 questions assessing the level of stigma and types of stigma that the participant held toward the individual in the vignette (Gearing et al, 2021). The 14 items represented perceived public stigma across five dimensions: individual/personal-level stigma (4 items), community-level stigma (3 items), potential for engagement with law enforcement (2 items), potential for future success (3 items), and potential for change (2 items).…”

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Conceptualizations of suicide and suicide-related stigma in Latino communities in the United States.

Brewer¹,

Washburn²,

Gearing³

et al. 2022

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Suicide continues to be a significant public health concern impacting all cultural and ethnic groups in the United States. Although prior studies indicate that Latino individuals die by suicide at lower rates than their non-Hispanic White or Asian peers, recent data in this area indicate that suicide rates for Latino individuals are rising. Currently, little is known about how Latino individuals perceive those who are experiencing suicidal ideation and the factors that are associated with stigma toward people contemplating self-harm. To address this gap, a convenience sample of 248 adults in the United States identifying as Latino participated in an experimental vignette study investigating their perceptions of persons experiencing suicidal ideation. Results show that generation of immigration significantly predicted various domains of stigma toward individuals with suicidal ideation. Older participants and participants with more children were associated with higher levels of stigma. The gender or age of the person experiencing suicidal ideation did not impact the levels of stigma across domains. Results indicate a need to increase the overall health literacy in relation to suicide within Latino communities, particularly in relation to early identification of suicidal ideation. Implications for future research and practice with Latino communities are offered.

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Suicide in China: Community Attitudes and Stigma

Cited by 13 publications

References 73 publications

Latinos’ Conceptualization of Depression, Diabetes, and Mental Health–Related Stigma

Latinos’ Conceptualization of Depression, Diabetes, and Mental Health–Related Stigma

The Roles of Endorsement and Stigma in Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among Chinese College Students

Conceptualizations of suicide and suicide-related stigma in Latino communities in the United States.

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