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Association between subjective social status and facets of depression self‐stigma
Author(s) -
Bharat Vidya,
Habarth Janice,
Keledjian Nareg,
Leykin Yan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22314
Subject(s) - psychology , depressive symptoms , association (psychology) , stigma (botany) , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , sss* , social stigma , psychiatry , medicine , anxiety , psychotherapist , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , economics , macroeconomics
Individuals with depressive symptoms frequently experience stigma, which may lower self‐esteem and increase social withdrawal, further exacerbating symptoms. The association between depressive symptoms and subjective social status (SSS; perceived standing within one's community) have previously been identified. However, no work has connected the constructs of SSS and self‐stigma among people with depression. Participants ( N = 230) who screened positive for current major depressive episode via a self‐report completed an online survey. A significant negative association between SSS and overall stigma ( p = .024) was observed, which was largely explained by general self‐stigma ( p = .016) and stigmatizing experiences ( p = .015) subscales. The results offer preliminary evidence that SSS may be associated with negative social consequences of stigmatizing health conditions.