The stigma of mental health, homelessness and intellectual disability, development of a national stigma survey with an intersectional gender perspective

Abstract

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Social stigma towards people with mental health problems, homeless people or people with intellectual disabilities leads to a significant restriction of their human rights. Such stigma, which is associated with different conditions of vulnerability, has been assessed over time through surveys. However, intersectional stigma due to gender is often not assessed in these studies as they only analyse the data for this variable separately. Therefore, presented here is the first national survey in Spain on the social stigma associated with mental health problems, homelessness and intellectual disability. This proposal considers the importance of gender and intersectional stigma.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A qualitative-quantitative methodology is used by means of a computer assisted web interviewing survey. A gender perspective is proposed both in the development of the questions and in the measurement and analysis of the data. To this end, three versions of the questionnaire are developed: a neutral, a male and a female version.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The results are intended to have an impact on social and equality policies for people with mental disorders, homeless people and people with intellectual disabilities.</p><p><strong>Trial Registration</strong>: The study has the approval of the deontological commission of the faculty of psychology and is registered in clinical trials.</p>

Social stigma toward people experiencing homelessness: A survey with a representative sample in Spain.

“…This study is part of a larger research project, which was conducted in order to assess the stigma associated with different realities (homelessness, mental health problems, and intellectual disability) within the framework of the Chair Against Stigma Complutense University of Madrid-Grupo 5. The research protocol can be found in Zamorano et al (2022). The procedure and results presented in this article are those related to social stigma in the general population toward PEH.…”

The stigma of intellectual disability in Spain: a nationally representative survey

“…First, a comprehensive review of the literature was conducted to identify assessment instruments employed in other surveys on stigma towards people with intellectual disability (McConkey et al, 2021;Pelleboer-Gunnink et al, 2021) (Zamorano et al, 2022).…”

“…The data were processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of personal data. This study is part of a broader research project conducted by the Chair Against Stigma UCM‐Grupo 5 to assess the stigma associated with different vulnerable populations (Zamorano et al ., 2022).…”

The stigma of mental health problems: A cross-sectional study in a representative sample of Spain

“…This study is part of a broader investigation on the assessment of stigma of various conditions carried out by the Chair Against Stigma of the Complutense University of Madrid and Grupo 5 (Zamorano et al, 2022). Using a consumer panel methodology with a matched replacement (i.e.…”