Stigma toward mental illness : A cross-cultural comparison of Taiwanese, Chinese immigrants to Australia and Anglo-Australians
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Mellor, David, Carne, Lucy, Shen, Yu-Chun, McCabe, Marita and Wang, Liwei. (2013). Stigma toward mental illness : A cross-cultural comparison of Taiwanese, Chinese immigrants to Australia and Anglo-Australians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 44(3), pp. 352 - 364. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022112451052
Authors | Mellor, David, Carne, Lucy, Shen, Yu-Chun, McCabe, Marita and Wang, Liwei |
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Abstract | This study investigated the relationship between culture and attitudes toward mental illness. In total, 196 men and 347 women were recruited from Australia and Taiwan. All participants completed a questionnaire assessing their attitudes toward mental illness. Australian-born Chinese and Chinese immigrants to Australia also completed a questionnaire assessing cultural values. Chinese immigrants to Australia and Taiwanese held more stigmatizing attitudes than Australian-born Chinese and Anglo-Australians. Australian-born Chinese adopted Australian cultural practices more than Chinese immigrants, but these groups did not differ in terms of adherence to Chinese cultural practices. The adoption of Australian cultural practices was significantly associated with lower stigmatizing attitudes. These findings reveal the influence of culture and acculturation processes on stigmatizing attitudes toward the mentally ill. |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |
Journal citation | 44 (3), pp. 352 - 364 |
ISSN | 0022-0221 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022112451052 |
Page range | 352 - 364 |
Research Group | Institute for Health and Ageing |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89v28/stigma-toward-mental-illness-a-cross-cultural-comparison-of-taiwanese-chinese-immigrants-to-australia-and-anglo-australians
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