Advisor
Lea, Melissa
Department
School Psychology
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Article
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
5-2018
Extent
40 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
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.
Degree type
BA
Degree Name
Bachelor
Local Identifiers
Tanner_HonorsThesis2018
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
