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Does "Knowledge" Equal Approval? An Exploratory Analysis of Physical and Mental Chronic Illness, Health Literacy, and Stigma

Fox, Elena M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467822632

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2016, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Sociology and Criminology.
Stigma, especially among those individuals suffering from mental illness, is a relatively well-explored topic. However, public stigma of mental illness in relation to physical illness stigma is lacking, specifically with regards to health literacy (how much an individual actually understands about a specific illness and where they can get more information and/or future help). Using a nationally representative survey comprising data on perceptions, opinions, chronic illness, and believed health literacy this study explores the stigmatization of four chronic illnesses (two mental: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Depression, and two physical: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). Results indicate that the higher an individual’s believed health literacy is for physical chronic illness the more likely they are to stigmatize sufferers of chronic illness overall. While the opposite occurs for mental illness, with the higher an individual’s believed health literacy for mental chronic illness, the less likely they are to stigmatize sufferers of chronic illness. These results and more, as well as ways to reduce stigmatization are further discussed.
Dr. Richard Serpe (Advisor)
Dr. Kristen Marcussen (Committee Member)
Dr. Dick Adams (Committee Member)
61 p.
Sociology
Stigma, Chronic Illness

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  • Fox, E. M. (2016). Does "Knowledge" Equal Approval? An Exploratory Analysis of Physical and Mental Chronic Illness, Health Literacy, and Stigma [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467822632

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fox, Elena. Does "Knowledge" Equal Approval? An Exploratory Analysis of Physical and Mental Chronic Illness, Health Literacy, and Stigma . 2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467822632.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fox, Elena. "Does "Knowledge" Equal Approval? An Exploratory Analysis of Physical and Mental Chronic Illness, Health Literacy, and Stigma ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467822632

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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