Moderation by socioeconomic status of the relationship between familiarity with mental illness and stigma outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Multiple studies suggest response to mental health treatment is worse for people of lower socioeconomic status, a group who also express more mental illness stigma. Worse response to treatment may lead to greater therapeutic pessimism, an important component of stigma. However, familiarity with mental illness is associated with lower levels of stigma. This study therefore examines whether, among the general public, socioeconomic status moderates the relationships between familiarity and stigma related outcomes: knowledge; attitudes; and desire for social distance.

Methods

We carried out secondary analysis of data from the Attitudes to Mental Illness survey, collected annually from different general population samples from 2009-17, and every two years from 2017-19. Th

SUBMITTER: Potts LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7378684 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature