The relationship of self-stigma of depression to evangelical beliefs and religious practices

This study seeks to confirm and expand on a previous study which found a greater self-stigma of depression among Christians as compared with the general population. An electronic survey was distributed that included demographic information questions, the Self-Stigma of Depression Scale (SSDS) and th...

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Auteurs: Pace, Adam C. (Auteur) ; McGuire, J. Michael (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis 2020
Dans: Mental health, religion & culture
Année: 2020, Volume: 23, Numéro: 9, Pages: 777-788
Sujets non-standardisés:B Dépression
B self-stigma
B Evangelical
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Résumé:This study seeks to confirm and expand on a previous study which found a greater self-stigma of depression among Christians as compared with the general population. An electronic survey was distributed that included demographic information questions, the Self-Stigma of Depression Scale (SSDS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The primary endpoint was mean SSDS score in evangelical Christians versus other Christians and the general population. Exploratory secondary endpoints were compared SSDS scores based on several religious variables. A sample of 1000 individuals representative of the US population was collected. There was no significant difference in mean SSDS score between those holding evangelical beliefs and other respondents, consisting of both non-evangelical Christians and non-Christians. While evangelical Christians in this sample did not show higher overall self-stigma scores on average, increased frequency of many Christian religious practices was associated with higher SSDS subscale scores.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contient:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2020.1823348