The effect of self-stigma on self-esteem and social support in mental illness / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore how the self-stigma of mental illness influence self-esteem and social support.Methods 109 mental illness from Jinan,Tianjin and Harbin were asked to finish a questionnaire integrated from the ISMI,SES,PSSS,and the data were calculated by SPSS18.0.Results According to the regression of self-stigma and its five attributes on the self-esteem,self-stigma was negative correlated with self-esteem,with self-alienated was the most significant attribute,the next being the public relations avoidance and the incompetent sensation,while the flight from reality and the discrimination experience were not remarkable attributes (Y =4.585-0.722x(F=59.508,P＜0.001) and Y =4.470-0.388x1 +0.813x2-0.198x3-0.064x4-0.192x5 (F=16.609,P＜ 0.001)).According to the regression of self-stigma and its five attributes on social support,self-stigma was negatively correlated with social support,self-alienated was the most remarkable attribute,and the next were the public relations avoidance and the discrimination experience,while the flight from reality and the incompetent sensation were not remarkable to the social support.(Y =3.710-0.354x(F=9.116,P＜0.01) ; Y =3.474-0.391x1 +0.102x2+ 0.301x3+0.047x4-0.301x5 (F=5.695,P＜0.001)).Conclusion The self-stigma of mental illness has negative influence on the self-esteem and social support.