Presentation Year
2020
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Carrie AignerPsychology Faculty,Nina EgbertPsychology ,Brianna RoquePsychology Undergraduate Student,Heather Reynolds Psychology Undergraduate Student,Corinne TighePsychology Undergraduate Student,Kimberly Vazquez Psychology Undergraduate Student
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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Psychological disorders are prevalent in college students, but fewer than 25% of students with mental disorders seek treatment. One factor important in predicting help-seeking is stigma. We looked at self-stigma and public stigma as related to formal and informal help-seeking. Self-stigma is conceptualized as internalizing feelings of prejudice toward oneself while public stigma represents prejudice about mental health held by others. We hypothesized that students with higher self-stigma would be less likely to seek both formal and informal help. We further hypothesized that higher public stigma is related to lower formal help-seeking, but have no relationship with informal help-seeking.
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Social Justice / equity / community
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Yes
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