Causal attribution of depression and the social distance caused by the stigma

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  • 精神疾患に関するスティグマの影響モデルの検証
  • 精神疾患に関するスティグマの影響モデルの検証 : うつ病の原因帰属と社会的距離の関連性
  • セイシン シッカン ニ カンスル スティグマ ノ エイキョウ モデル ノ ケンショウ : ウツビョウ ノ ゲンイン キゾク ト シャカイテキ キョリ ノ カンレンセイ
  • ──うつ病の原因帰属と社会的距離の関連性──

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A hypothetical model of the process by which the causal attribution of depression is mediated by stigma of mental illness was developed, and its effect on social distance was investigated. We conducted household interviews with respondents (n= 1000, aged 20-69 years, 500 men and 500 women) in 25 nationwide locations that were extracted by area sampling. A path analysis was conducted by using a structural equation modeling. Results indicated the following. (a) There were positive effects of “causal attribution to external events” on “dangerousness” , “possibility of control” and “social distance.” (b) “Causal attribution to internal characteristics” had negative effects on “dangerousness” and “possibility of control.” (c) The “dangerousness” had a positive effect on “social distance.” The implications of these findings to knowledge and understanding about mental illness and for raising public awareness are discussed.

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