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Stigma of Mental Illness and Attitudes towards Seeking Mental Health Services among Undergraduates in a Public University in Malaysia

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Hong Sing Yee
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Hong Sing Yee
Available Online July 2018.
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10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.37How to use a DOI?
Keywords
personal stigma, public stigma, perceived public stigma, attitudes towards professional mental help-seeking
Abstract

Many people with mental illnesses have faced, or are facing the burdened impact the stigma has acted on them. Needless to say, mental health stigma held by society is playing its role as a barrier that prevents many people from actively seeking professional mental help (Corrigan, 2004). Researcher then sought to examine the current level of stigma. Aims: To investigate whether the level of stigma surrounding mental illness is significant and whether it affects their attitude towards seeking mental help significantly. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed to 100 participants from the age of 20 to 28 from different faculties and data obtained was analyzed using SPSS 24.0 using mean score, percentage, frequency, and Pearson correlation. Conclusions: The level of stigma towards mental illness is low and insignificant, and participants generally hold a positive attitude towards seeking mental health services. There is a significant positive correlation between the level of stigma and their attitude towards seeking mental health services.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Universitas Indonesia International Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2017)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
July 2018
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978-94-6252-541-2
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2352-5398
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10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.37How to use a DOI?
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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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