Mediating effect analysis of mental health knowledge between perceived discrimination and self-discrimination of the public / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the state of perceived discrimination,mental health knowledge and self-discrimination of the public,and analyze the relationship among these variables,and explore the mediating effect of mental health knowledge between the perceived discrimination and self-discrimination.Methods A total of 1 088 residents in Guangzhou City were assessed with the Perceived Devaluation-Discrimination Scale (PDDS),Attitudes about Mental Illness Associated Stigma Scale-Chinese Version (AMIASS-C) and Mental Heahh Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ).Results The average score of PDDS was 2.63±0.35.The rate of mental health knowledge was 72.4％(788/1 088) and the score of AMIASS-C was 2.58±0.45.The perceived discrimination,mental health knowledge and self-discrimination were significantly correlated with each other,r=0.320,-0.240,P＜0.01.The mental health knowledge played a negative mediating role between perceived discrimination and self-discrimination.Conclusions The mental health knowledge was a mediator between perceived discrimination and self-discrimination.