Essays about: "self-stigma"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word self-stigma.

1. 1. Digital Media and Self-stigma: a Qualitative Study of the Emerging Cultural Middle Class and Their Media Practices

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Aleksandra Dominika Kas; [2023]
   Keywords : Media practices; Cultural middle-class; Bourdieusian sociology; Interviews; Self-stigma; Habitus; Class reproduction;

   Abstract : Class-making from a Bourdieusian perspective is an ongoing process based on cultural consumption connected with a specific class. Despite significant research on cultural consumption, little attention has been paid to the internal processes that can influence class-making. READ MORE

3. 2. “I’m only numbers on paper” – A qualitative evaluation of the Internalized Weight Bias Scale in a Swedish sample

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Olivia Johansson; Tea Andersdotter; [2023]
   Keywords : obesity; overweight; self-stigma; internalized weight bias obesitas; övervikt; självstigma; internaliserad viktstigma; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Weight-based stigma includes negative stereotypes and negative attitudes directed toward people with obesity or overweight. When internalized, a process also referred to as self-stigmatization, it can have detrimental effects on health. There is currently no instrument to measure internalized weight bias in a Swedish context. READ MORE

4. 3. Stigma of Adolescent Pregnancy and Motherhood in Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Josefin Edberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Adolescent pregnancy; adolescent motherhood; stigma; discrimination; Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health; Bolivia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Stigma of pregnant and mothering adolescents is linked to socially constructed gender roles and sexual identities, ideals of motherhood, and stigma of adolescent sexual activity. As such, it constitutes an adolescent sexual and reproductive health issue. READ MORE

5. 4. Therapy Taboo in Sweden? A study investigating perceived public stigma, self-stigma, and attitudes toward seeking professional therapy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Sujatha Kristensen; [2015]
   Keywords : attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale ATSPPHS .; social stigma scale; self-stigma; perceived public stigma; help seeking; seeking therapy; attitudes; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines which factors (gender, age, level of education, and prior experience of therapy) that impact attitudes towards seeking therapy in Sweden, and if any significant main effects and interaction effects are present. Further, the thesis also aims to examine which variable, perceived public stigma or self-stigma, is the best to predict attitudes toward seeking therapy. READ MORE

6. 5. “The Silent killer.” : An Analysis about HIV/AIDS PublicService Announcements and the ways Anti-Stigma is Framed.

   University essay from Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Eliana Velez; [2011]
   Keywords : PSA; Media; HIV; South America; AIDS;

   Abstract : Many HIV/AIDS public service announcements (PSAs) focus on aspects of HIV/AIDSprevention efforts, including stigma and discrimination. However, due to an absence ofmedia evaluations that have properly understood the ways in which HIV/AIDS-relatedstigma PSAs are framed and constructed, little is known about the ways in which thesemessages are framed. READ MORE