Predicting behavioural intentions to those with mental illness: The role of attitude specificity and norms

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-254

  Norman, Ross M G ^a   Sorrentino, Richard M ^a   Windell, Deborah ^b   Ye, Yang ^a   Szeto, Andrew C H ^a   Manchanda, Rahul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Depression; Norms; Schizophrenia; Social distance; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952276424     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764009105701     Document Type: Article

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