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KMID : 0613620180380030161
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Health Social Welfare Review
2018 Volume.38 No. 3 p.161 ~ p.187
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Factors Associated with Discriminatory Behavior toward People with Mental Disorders
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Moon Nan-Young
Kim Suk-Sun
Gil Min-Ji
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine whether media reports related to criminal behavior foster stigma toward people with mental disorders, to compare stigma between general adults and mental health professionals, and to determine whether fear of crime, recovery knowledge, and prejudice toward the mental disorder are associated with discriminatory behavior toward people with mental disorders. The participants were 109 general adults and 108 mental health professionals. After reading the crime scenarios in which a murderer with mental disorders, they responded to the questionnaires. The finding reported that general adults had significantly more stigma toward the mental disorder than mental health professionals. In hierarchical regression model, recovery knowledge and social life restriction regarding prejudice were significantly associated with discriminatory behavior among general adults. In mental health professionals, fear of crime, recovery knowledge, and social life restriction and concepts of community mental health regarding prejudice were significantly related to discriminatory behavior toward people with mental disorders. The results indicated that media reports related to criminal behavior fostered stigma toward people with mental disorders. These results suggest that it is necessary to develop appropriate media guidelines and an intervention program to reduce the discriminatory behavior toward people with mental disorders.
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KEYWORD
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Mental Disorders, Fear of Crime, Recovery Knowledge, Social Prejudice, Discriminatory Behavior
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