First Advisor
Lea, Melissa
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Thesis
Date Created
5-2018
Department
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Psychological Sciences, SPS Student Work
Abstract
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine whether or not an educational intervention can reduce mental health stigmatization. The quantitative piece of this project is a randomized experiment; participants were assigned to one of three conditions: 1. an experimental group that read an article about mental health stigmatization, 2. an active control group that read an article on anxiety, and 3. an inactive control that did not read any material. Mental health stigmatization was measured via survey both pre and post intervention. Although the results were not significant, the educational intervention group showed less bias immediately afterwards than the active and inactive control groups, and the educational intervention group and active control group showed less increase in bias over the 1-week delay than the inactive control group. This project may potentially inform future research and programming to reduce mental illness stigma.
Extent
40 pages
Local Identifiers
Tanner_HonorsThesis2018
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Tanner, Natalie S., "Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness and Its Reduction: What Sort of Information Is Most Effective?" (2018). Undergraduate Honors Theses. 7.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/honors/7