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ERIC Number: EJ1224074
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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Self-Stigma and Domains of Well-Being in High School Youth: Associations with Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Self-Criticism
Rose, Alison L.; Atkey, Sarah K.; Flett, Gordon L.; Goldberg, Joel O.
Psychology in the Schools, v56 n8 p1344-1354 Sep 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, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-criticism. Analyses confirmed that self-stigma was associated with overall well-being and five well-being subscales (autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations, and self-acceptance); the strongest associations were with autonomy and positive relations with others. The majority of these associations still held when simultaneously controlling for self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-criticism. Taken together, findings point to the need for greater awareness of self-stigma along with an explicit focus on the promotion of protective well-being in prevention work and interventions designed to alleviate the tendency for young people to internalize stigma. Additionally, findings have theoretical implications for the "why try" model of self-stigma.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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