What is the impact of self-stigma? Loss of self-respect and the "why try" effect

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 10-15

  Corrigan, Patrick W ^a   Bink, Andrea B ^a   Schmidt, Annie ^a   Jones, Nev ^b   Rüsch, Nicolas ^c  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

psychometrics; Self stigma; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF RESPECT; SELF STIGMA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; WHY TRY EFFECT; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84939471991     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1021902     Document Type: Article

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