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“Depression is who I am”: Mental illness identity, stigma and wellbeing

Cruwys, Tegan, Gunaseelan, Sathiavaani·2016·Journal of Affective Disorders

DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.012

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Background Previous research has found that in the face of discrimination, people tend to identify more strongly with stigmatized groups. Social identification can, in turn, buffer wellbeing against the negative consequences of discrimination. However, this rejection identification model has never been tested in the context of mental illness identity.Methods A survey was conducted with 250 people with diagnosed depression or current symptoms of at least moderate clinical severity.Results Experiencing mental illness stigma was associated with poorer wellbeing. Furthermore, people who had experienced such stigma were more likely to identify as a depressed person. Social identification as depressed magnified, rather than buffered, the relationship between stigma and reduced wellbeing. This relationship was moderated by perceived social norms of the depressed group for engaging in depressive thoughts and behaviors.Conclusions These findings suggest that mental illness stigma is a double-edged sword: as well as the direct harms for wellbeing, by increasing identification with other mental illness sufferers, stigma might expose sufferers to harmful social influence processes.

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Authors: Cruwys, T., & Gunaseelan, S.
Affiliations: The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author: Cruwys, Tegan
ORCID: Cruwys, Tegan
Venue: Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-01
Volume: 189
Pages: 36-42
ISSN: 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.012
OpenAlex: W1875970793
Cited by: 162
References: 57
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 6
FWCI: 12.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Keywords: mental health stigma, depression, social identification, well-being, discrimination, social norms, social influence
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Queensland, Social Adjustment, Social Identification, Stereotyping, Social Stigma

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