Self-Stigma Among Concealable Minorities in Hong Kong: Conceptualization and Unified Measurement

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-281

  Mak, Winnie W S ^a   Cheung, Rebecca Y M ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bisexuals; Cognitive behavioral theory; Concealable minorities; Depression; Gay men; Hong Kong; Immigrants; Lesbians; Mental health consumers; Self efficacy; Self esteem; Self stigma; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONSUMER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; RACISM; RELIABILITY; SELF STIGMA SCALE; STIGMA; ADULT; DEVICES; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77953592688     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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