Socio-psychological factors associated with anticipated stigma toward COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The stigmatization against COVID-19 has become a public issue. However, it remains unknown which individual factor contributes to anticipated stigma formation. This study explored socio-psychological factors associated with anticipated stigma toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods

We obtained cross-sectional data regarding 1,638 middle-aged community residents (mean age, 48.5 years) from a population-based survey in metropolitan Tokyo, Japan during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a regional public health emergency had been declared in December 2020 and January 2021. We hypothesized that perceived risk of infection, normative beliefs about preventive behaviors, and past experiences of stigmatization unrelated to COVID-19 would be associat

SUBMITTER: Fujii K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10294524 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature