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Hartman, Leah I.; Michel, Natalie M.; Winter, Ariella; Young, Rebecca E.; Flett, Gordon L.; Goldberg, Joel O. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2013
Despite the prevalence of mental health problems, society continues to stigmatize and discriminate against people with mental illness and in particular, schizophrenia. Among the negative consequences of stigma, is that some individuals with mental illness internalize negative stereotypes about themselves, referred to as self-stigma, which is…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Youth, Mental Disorders, Self Esteem
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Rose, Alison L.; Atkey, Sarah K.; Flett, Gordon L.; Goldberg, Joel O. – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
Self-stigma is a phenomenon in which negative public stereotypes about mental illness are internalized and can undermine help-seeking. Unfortunately, little is known about how self-stigmatization relates to positive well-being indicators among youth. A sample of 134 high school students completed established measures of self-stigma, well-being,…
Descriptors: Well Being, High School Students, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem
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Zeifman, Richard J.; Atkey, Sarah K.; Young, Rebecca E.; Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L.; Goldberg, Joel O. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2015
In the current study, we investigated whether adolescents high in perfectionism are prone to experiencing self-stigma for seeking psychological help. This work is based on the premise that the need to seek help for psychological difficulties is not consistent with idealistic personal goals of perfectionistic young people and their desire to retain…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Mental Disorders, Personality Traits, Self Concept