ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Minority Student Views on the Stigma of Seeking Help

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Social Psychology

  • Stephanie Giltinan
    UNC Pembroke
  • Brian Smith
    The University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Abstract

Many younger adults have a stigma towards receiving mental health care. The data from this poster reinforces that this stigma is especially high in Native American college students. Our findings suggest stigma towards getting care is strong even when participants self-report low levels of stigma.

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