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Self-stigma and the “why try” effect: impact on life goals and evidence-based practices
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Many individuals with mental illnesses are troubled by self-stigma and the subsequent processes that accompany this stigma: low self-esteem and self-efficacy. "Why try" is the overarching phenomenon of interest here, encompassing self-stigma, mediating processes, and their effect on goal-related behavior. In this paper, the literature that explains "why try" is reviewed, with special focus on social psychological models. Self-stigma comprises three steps: awareness of the stereotype, agreement with it, and applying it to one's self. As a result of these processes, people suffer reduced self-esteem and self-efficacy. People are dissuaded from pursuing the kind of opportunities that are fundamental to achieving life goals because of diminished self-esteem and self-efficacy. People may also avoid accessing and using evidence-based practices that help achieve these goals. The effects of self-stigma and the "why try" effect can be diminished by services that promote consumer empowerment.
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Metadata
- Authors
- CORRIGAN, P. W., LARSON, J. E., & RÜSCH, N.
- Affiliations
- Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
- Venue
- World Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-06
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 75-81
- ISSN
- 1723-8617 (ISSN-L)
- 2051-5545
- PMC
- PMC2694098
- OpenAlex
- W1498823917
- Cited by
- 1,074
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 54 · 2025: 84 · 2024: 90 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 108 · 2021: 84 · 2020: 91 · 2019: 69 · 2018: 71 · 2017: 71 · 2016: 73 · 2015: 58 · 2014: 57 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 23
- FWCI
- 23.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- World Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Keywords
- self-stigma, mental illness, life goals, self-esteem, self-efficacy, evidence-based practice, consumer empowerment, stigma awareness, social-psychological model, help-seeking
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