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Meta-analysis of stigma and mental health
Abstract
Recent research has emphasized the adverse effects of stigma on minority groups' mental health. Governments and service agencies have put much effort into combating stigma against a variety of conditions. Nevertheless, previous empirical research on the stigma-mental health relationship has yielded inconclusive findings, varying from strong negative to zero correlations. Thus, whether stigma is related significantly to mental health is yet to be confirmed. Using meta-analysis, the associations between stigma and mental health from 49 empirical studies were examined across various stigmatized conditions and mental health indices. Possible moderators were also explored. The mean correlation between stigma and average mental health scores corrected for sampling error, unreliability, and other artifacts was -.28 (N=10,567, k=52). No strong moderators were found, yet meaningful patterns were observed. Implications of the results are discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mak, W. W. S., Poon, C. Y. M., Pun, L. Y. K., & Cheung, S. F.
- Affiliations
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of Macau (MO)
- Corresponding author
- Mak, Winnie W.S.
- Venue
- Social Science & Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 245-261
- ISSN
- 0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2054009020
- Cited by
- 427
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 28 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 19
- FWCI
- 1.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- stigma, mental health, minority groups, psychological well-being
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Mental Health, Prejudice
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