ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Personal Experience, Empathy and Attitudes Toward People with Mental Illness
- Ana Kurtovic
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Valerija Krizanic
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Marija Milic
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Matkovic Daria
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Vekic Ruza
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of personal experience with people with mental illness and empathy on attitudes toward people with mental illness in university students. Personal experience and empathy predicted Social Restrictiveness, Benevolence, and Community mental health ideology, while Authoritarianism, was predicted only by empathy.
Attitude
