Which factors affect internalized stigmatization in adolescents with mental disorders?

Dikeç G., BİLAÇ Ö., Kardelen C., Sapmaz Ş., KANDEMİR H.

JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, vol.35, no.4, pp.362-371, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/jcap.12391
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.362-371
  • Keywords: adherence, adolescents, child psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, stigma
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the factors affecting internalized stigmatization of adolescents with mental disorders. Method: The study data were collected in a university hospital between August 1, 2020 and July 30, 2021 (n = 123), using a Personal information form and the Internalized Stigmatization of Mental Illness-Adolescent Form (ISMI-AF). Results: Gender and the number of hospitalizations were determined to be independent variables with explanatory power in the ISMI-AF, and in the model created with these variables, it was determined that these variables explained 18% of the change in the total points of the ISMI-AF. Conclusions: It could be recommended that psychosocial programs are developed with the aim of decreasing internalized stigmatization and increasing the psychological resilience of adolescents.