A mediation model: Fighting internalized stigma to create hope for people living with serious mental illness

William R. Waynor; Sean Karyczak; Ellen Taylor; Sunhee J. Eissenstat; Dawn Reinhardt-Wood

A mediation model: Fighting internalized stigma to create hope for people living with serious mental illness

William R. Waynor, Sean Karyczak, Ellen Taylor, Sunhee J. Eissenstat, Dawn Reinhardt-Wood

School of Health Professions, Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions

Rutgers, The State University

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Abstract

The current study examines a mediation model of psychiatric symptoms, internalized stigma of mental illness, and hopefulness of people living with serious mental illness (SMI). Seventy-two participants met with research staff to collect demographic information and data on psychiatric symptoms, internalized stigma of mental illness, and hope. Findings demonstrated a complete mediation effect of internalized stigma between psychiatric symptoms and hope. In other words, more psychiatric symptoms negatively associate with hope via increased internalized stigma. The findings suggest that internalized stigma is a key recovery variable, impacting the hope of individuals experiencing SMI.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	42-47
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Rehabilitation
Volume	86
Issue number	4
State	Published - Dec 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Rehabilitation
Clinical Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

Hope
Internalized stigma
Serious mental illness

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