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Identifier	Thesis 1796
Author	Corcoran, Erin R., 1976-
Title	Stigma, Perceived Dangerousness and Mental Illness
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2005
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Throughout history people with mental illnesses have been stigmatized. Individuals with mental illness are still being stigmatized despite modern medicine and more humane treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between stigma and mental illness. One hundred fifty three participants were recruited from Central Connecticut State University and the greater Hartford community. They were given surveys relating to their opinions of mental illness, social distance and perceived dangerousness. It was hypothesized that female participants demonstrated less social distance toward individuals with mental illness, which was significantly supported by the results; yet males demonstrated more perceived dangerousness, which was opposite to the hypothesis. It was further hypothesized that individuals who are more familiar with mental illness would have lower levels of social distance and perceived dangerousness. The relationship between familiarity and social distance was supported by the results, while the relationship between familiarity and perceived dangerousness did not support the hypothesis. Finally, age was looked at with respect to social distance, perceived dangerousness and knowledge. The results significantly supported that when age increases the level of knowledge decreases. Yet the results did not support that when age increases social distance increases, nor did the results indicate that as age increases perceived dangerousness increases. Because of the importance of this subject, future research should be conducted to look at why mental illness is stigmatized by the general public in order to find a way for individuals with mental illness to live in a world without stigma.
Subject	Stigma (Social psychology) Mental illness -- Social aspects
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Fallahi, Carolyn R
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713733911
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